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PATIENCE (1996)
Acrylic on Panel - 13” x 10 ½”

All the virtues represented in my series of the same name are ones that seem to me to be in short supply today. 1/2

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Out of the water slender outcrops of stone stand earthy bronze in contrast to blue skies barely marked with traces of cloud. Attached to the top one of the thicker shards of pitted, textured stone is an intact spiral of an ammonite fossil. Lazing across the upper curve of the ridged shell, a woman raises her head to catch golden rays of light and an ocean breeze that carries the long locks of her sunflower blonde hair. The bare curve of her hip suggests that she's not wearing anything.
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The use of ammonite fossils here is a gentle reminder of the vast span of time. 2/2

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Detail from PATIENCE featuring the bare figure of a woman lazing atop the curve of the full spiral of ammonite fossil. She raises her head to catch the light as the ocean breeze carries her locks of sunflower blonde hair.
Close detail from PATIENCE featuring fragments of ammonite fossil embedded in coral, bright yellow against earthy bronze.

PATIENCE

All the virtues represented in my series of the same name are ones that seem to me to be in short supply today.
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