tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90264430525038398912024-03-16T00:08:01.029-07:00Jean BradburyFinding Delight in an Artist's GardenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger404125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-83180637712113770442019-08-15T11:36:00.000-07:002019-08-16T12:54:56.009-07:00August Breaks My Heart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(featuring Huckelberry, my trusty studio companion)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I always feel melancholy
in August. For a northerner like me August signals the impending end of summer's carefree joy and indicates a panic that not enough pleasure has been harvested from the brief
therapy of the season. But this year feels worse for me with all the shit happening in the world, the climate disaster, and my
little cat Opal is so sick. My wandering lifestyle does not afford me the comforts a
place to nurse her and for the first time in two years I miss having a home. (The tenants who rent my house are very kindly looking after
both Opal and Huckleberry but I have not lived with my cats for two years) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I am looking back to some paintings I made almost ten years ago that dealt with the melancholy I feel this time of year. It was a time when I painted images of vulnerability and grief. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Absence </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2010</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Painted after a romantic heart break, it depicts the apparent emptiness of the gravel alley outside my studio and includes the flowers gathered by Ophelia. Perhaps my most vulnerable painting Boy was I feeling sorry for myself! )</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I had planned to stage my
own private artist retreat in Maritime Canada this autumn to paint my introspection, but Opal being sick with cancer, I may need to nurse her. And I may well stay in my Seattle studio, near the house where she
lives. She didn't have surgery last week as planned since the surgeon found the cancer to have grown too fast and become inoperable. Obviously I was grief stricken. But now a specialist is suggesting that it may, in fact, be operable with no loss of quality of life to my lively and mischievous kitty. So we will probably go ahead. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A client asked for a painting of the parable of the mustard seed in which a tree large enough to provide shelter for many birds grows from a tiny seed. She also asked for gold which looked wonderful with the yellow of the mustard flowers.<br />
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Huckleberry, my studio cat, likes how his eyes match all the gold and yellow.</div>
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One of the seeds will not grow into a tree but it is feeding a baby. </div>
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Here the seeds fall to the ground from the pods as birds look on. </div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-73220414949356327602017-06-12T08:55:00.002-07:002017-11-06T06:06:14.827-08:00Pets - We Love Them!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pet portraits are so meaningful and fun to paint. I've had a chance to paint some well loved animals this past year.</div>
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I use two styles. Below is a portrait of Jo in acrylic and gold leaf. I also paint in a more detailed style using oil paint which you can see above in my painting of MacDuff the collie. </div>
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This is a detail of a larger painting of three bulldog friends. Acrylic and copper leaf. </div>
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This is a portrait in oil of my own cat Opal. And some of the weeds that grow outside my studio door.<br />
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Three beloved poodles. Oil on panel.</div>
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This is the most involved pet portrait I have ever painted. Oil on panel and even the plants are portraits of this extraordinary backyard farm. Each chicken is a portrait too. And there are even bees!<br />
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Gumbo the gorgeous dog with lovely spots. </div>
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Gabo the beautiful white cat who is friends with Gumbo. </div>
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And most recently I enjoyed painting these sheep for Nashi Orchards on Vashon Island. They are not really pets - but I have a feeling that they really are. <br />
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Here's a detail of a painting I made for friends who wanted to remember living in England and walking in bluebell woods with their kids. A hedgerow was added - and some ladybirds which is what ladybugs are called in England. </div>
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It started with a flat field.</div>
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And finally there is a very verdant and flowery scene with a hedge of "sloe" and some wild orchids.</div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-60241130847112689722017-05-12T07:06:00.001-07:002017-05-12T07:06:29.914-07:00Raven for Orcas Island<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">This painting dates back to last fall but escaped the blog until now. It is a commission showing a raven and the madrona trees that grow on Orcas Island, near Seattle. I used copper leaf which echoes the color of the peeling cinnamon bark of the madrona. </span></div>
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I struggled with the raven at first. This early attempt looks more like a pigeon. </div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-58206118014004216432017-05-12T06:45:00.001-07:002017-05-12T06:45:30.715-07:00Full Studio<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My studio is very full these days. I have so many projects bubbling away. Some are large commissions - one for a school and one for a cider house. Some are private paintings of cats and dogs in various styles for various pet owners. I love working on all of them.<br />
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I go back and forth working in oil and acrylic as suits my two styles. Here you can see some of the panels with their underpainting waiting for imagery to be added.<br />
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Huckleberry's favorite time is studio time. He complains when we have to skip a day in the studio. Outside the door you can see the grass, wildflowers and blackberry bushes I love in my little alley. Also the orange cones that mark the ubiquitous construction in all Seattle neighborhoods now. My neighbors are building a new house.<br />
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-57220779350954532452017-04-24T18:19:00.001-07:002017-04-24T18:19:54.317-07:00Foxes' Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a four foot oil painting of a group of foxes having a party surrounded by summer flowers. It's a commission for a client who wanted the specific subject matter "with pops of red" - and I can never resist pops of red. </div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-71578014929563453592016-12-14T05:20:00.000-08:002016-12-14T05:20:00.889-08:00Bramble House<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This was a lovely commission for a lovely new restaurant. Bramble House is situated in a historic home on Vashon Island near Seattle.<br />
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When I visited the site Lia and I discussed a painting of brambles, of course, and her childhood memories of exploring tangles and tunnels of the creeping vines that grow in their native version on the island. She also showed me a small crabapple tree growing in the restaurant garden and expressed how drawn she was to it and its many and varied lichens. She loved how the tree changed with the seasons.<br />
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So we decided to paint this little tree as a centerpiece with a tangle of native blackberry vines forming a sort of protective tunnel around it. On the left is spring with white blossom falling through the air. On the right is early winter with snow falling onto the crab apples.<br />
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The painting hangs above the mantle piece in the restaurant dining room where the copper leaf reflects the warmth of the historic wood.</div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-13885431160924763382016-12-14T04:55:00.001-08:002016-12-14T04:55:01.512-08:00Three Amazing Dogs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Copper leaf, a woodland setting and three amazing dogs. This four foot painting is a commissioned portrait of beloved pets and an equally amazing back yard of old growth trees. </div>
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I took inspiration from this dog's wonderful spots to splash some paint around. </div>
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I struggled to capture the expression and liveliness of this little guy. </div>
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Huckelberry doesn't approve of me painting dogs. It doesn't stop him from spending every possible minute with me in the studio though. He loves it up there.<br />
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-71428112448951021092016-12-14T04:26:00.000-08:002016-12-14T04:55:19.438-08:00Wonderful Spots<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In preparation for a larger painting of three family dogs I couldn't resist painting Madison on her own with her wonderful black and white spots.</div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-39738922704275827562016-10-03T19:58:00.000-07:002016-10-03T19:58:35.328-07:00A Chalk Wall for a Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was hired to create a steam punk themed drawing for a corporate party in San Fransisco and had a ball. I love drawing in chalk.<br />
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As well as two large walls I made flower arrangements to match the theme.<br />
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This is the most over the top pet portrait I have ever done - and I love it! Even the chickens are portraits. Rusty and Lucy are the dogs on the left and Jake and Corbin are the cats on the right. The clients have collected my work for a few years and I finally got to see the amazing backyard farm they have created. It is so full of fabulous plants I could have painted every day for the rest of the summer. </div>
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Rich with his amazing lilies. These aren't even the giant ones!</div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-20500024724472642472016-07-11T09:27:00.002-07:002016-07-11T09:27:49.715-07:00Dogs at the Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What a treat to paint these contrasting poodles in their dreamy water setting. I love the black dreads of this one. These are portraits for a friend.<br />
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A new commission for a home outside Seattle. This contemporary house is surrounded by extraordinary rainforest and I chose to portray the two aspects of life there. The wildness of native plants - Douglas fir, maple and dogwood on the left - and the tamest of all hybridized garden plants -petunias and geranium on the right. The painting measures 90x30 inches on three panels. </div>
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The client requested copper leaf. In fact I have had a surge of requests for copper this spring. It seems it is trending!<br />
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The darkness of the copper combined with the shiny and unforgiving surface of the wooden panel required a bold painting style. I started with something more textured and gentle but, after much struggle, came to this almost cartoon inspired way of dealing with the drama of the materials.<br />
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When I delivered this commission to its new home I felt so pleased to see it surrounded by equally bold dark wooden furniture and a picture window to the left of the painting showing the same giant trees featured in the painting. The copper glowed and looked perfect! What a good choice by my clients. </div>
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I just got back from an art licensing show in New York City where buyers look for artwork to use on fabrics, paper products, children's books and any other product they can print on. To get ready I designed these posters using pieces of my paintings and colouring them in Photoshop. It was so much fun! </div>
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After they were printed I applied gold, silver and copper leaf to them by hand.</div>
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And of course I wore gold to match the gold leaf!</div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-33011901579042458302016-04-15T09:37:00.001-07:002016-07-01T08:15:57.364-07:00Eliot and Vine Mural<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I just got back from Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I painted a 35 foot long mural for fabulous new restaurant Eliot and Vine. Full disclosure, it is owned by my wonderful friend Johanna Eliot. The mural tells the story of her life through the symbolism of plants. Each panel represents things like her parents, her children, her pets, her friends and her future dreams.<br />
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Lovely friends helped me to celebrate the mural installation. I am on the left and Johanna Eliot, the restaurant owner and my best friend since college, is beside me.<br />
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I have been painting smaller pieces using metallic leaf. These two measure only 8x10 inches. They sold the first time I showed them. </div>
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Using the same colour pallet I painted these owls and love their graphic quality. They are a current favourite of mine. <br />
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This little owl also sold quickly. I have priced this series of paintings to make them affordable so this little guy was only $80. I want to make lots of these small wooden panel paintings using silver leaf while the winter days are dark. I love how they shine and cheer me up.<br />
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I opened an Etsy shop this fall and decided to show my paintings in interior settings. I like how they look in these stock photos. Here is my<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JeanBradbury?ref=hdr_shop_menu"> Etsy shop.</a> Why not visit and have a look around.<br />
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-81012633057172408272015-10-17T09:45:00.002-07:002016-01-23T10:21:15.789-08:00Garry Oaks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was asked to make a painting for a friend's house in White Salmon on the Columbia River in Washington (Near Hood River). When I visited the scenery was spectacular but I was also excited to see so many Garry Oak trees with their oblong acorns and wonderful leaves. My friend wanted something simple and monochrome with silver and texture. The painting is four feet wide. </div>
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This is the landscape that inspired me on that gorgeous September day. Oak trees ahead. </div>
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I have been spending time in Jordan these past few years teaching art and craft design to farm women near the Dead Sea for UNESCO. I love the landscape of rocks and sand that can seem empty - until I take a closer look.</div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-59898335304892074132015-08-25T07:08:00.002-07:002015-08-25T07:08:33.905-07:00Poppies and Peonies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This commission was a dream - peonies and poppies in shades of salmon pink. Everything is so pretty - I couldn't go wrong. But the challenge was to bring interest, texture and strength of shapes. I also kept the brush work spontaneous for a light hearted and expressive feeling. For variety I used both silver (aluminum) leaf and gold composite leaf and the canvas is a lightweight wrinkled cotton that adds texture too. This painting is four feet across. Thanks Katherine for asking for this fun painting.<br />
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-23842554136888889462015-08-24T19:47:00.000-07:002015-08-24T19:47:22.025-07:00Olive Dreams of Paris<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Some wonderful clients supported my desire to paint an unstretched canvas that hangs in folds like a curtain. This emphasizes the silver leaf in a more fun way that a flat surface. The request was for a painting of cherry blossom and the Eiffel Tower so I created an environment that looks like my client's dog, Olive, is dreaming of walking the streets of Paris in spring. This curtain will hang in a young girl's bedroom and she visited the studio several times to help me paint the piece. </div>
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Jean Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559041990947045660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026443052503839891.post-69938514794406677002015-07-26T16:36:00.001-07:002015-07-27T10:01:55.165-07:00Vegetable Garden with Tomatoes, Brussels Sprouts and Fennel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">I showed this painting at the Ballard Farmer's Market on a cold winter day in 2013. It had a gold leaf background - and was part of a series of organic farms and food. It was a celebration of the weird and wonderfulness of the Brussels Sprout plant. I remember thinking that the white stems looked like rib bones. </span></div>
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I haven't shown my work in public much lately as I have been taking commissions for large pieces instead. So this painting sat in my studio for a couple of years - looking kind of serious. Eventually I decided to lighten it up by layering silver leaf over the gold.<br />
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And then a fennel plant appeared. </div>
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The fennel is based on a series of paintings I made in the farm fields of the Snoqualmie Valley. This photos was taken at Full Circle Farm, near Carnation.<br />
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And these are from a different painting that I later painted over. </div>
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And then I added some tomatoes.</div>
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That's a basil plant at the bottom. </div>
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This painting practically painted itself. The inspired choice of magpies and daisies requested by my client for her new residence worked very well with the 'silver' leaf. </div>
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I love Chrysanthemum leaves, though it is foolish to set myself up in comparison with the incomparable William Morris. </div>
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