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PASSING BY (2025)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 12” x 16”

During my college years in the late 60s, I was fortunate to see Santana in concert—and they were great! Earlier this month, I started thinking about the band out of the blue. 1/5

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A woman strolls across a field overgrown with wild grass that is nearly glowing in the sunlight. Copper five and six-pointed stars stick out of the ground on sticks. The woman wears a long black dress decorated with astronomical icons (crescent moons and wavy suns). The gold pattern on the front of her red tunic matches blonde hair that falls past her shoulders. A white owl perches on her shoulder with wings spread and beak turned toward the audience. A red-feathered bird flaps past at thigh height and a few more glide in the distance. Verdant trees cover the edges of the panel with a break between exposing billowing clouds that roll across brilliant blue sky.

2025 LEFTOVER 9

During my college years in the late 60s, I was fortunate to see Santana in concert—and they were great! Earlier this month, I started thinking about the band out of the blue. Watching videos of the…
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