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Have You Experienced the Bruising Sun of Texas

March 13, 2009 – 8:38 am

I painted this portrait for my upcoming show.  After April 4th, I will be back in the coffee houses painting people “live”. The sun can be brutal here in Texas – I used to try and force my portraits into the false, ambient lighting that you can only get in the North.  Then, I had […]

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