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2006 - 2007
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Turning Point
96 x 96
2007

Rain or Shine
83 x 94
2007

Indian Spring
48 x 72
2007

Home Sweet Home
60 x 73
2007

Summer Heat
93 x 100
2006

Churn Dash
95 x 95
2006

Spring Snow
94 x 94
2006

Neckties
92 x 96
2006


“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.”

- Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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