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bif

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9. It's very freeing in a way.

Reply to lunatica (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 02:59 PM

Jul 2021

When you paint from real life, you're constantly asking yourself, "Does it look like real?" But with abstract painting, you only worry about how it looks as it is. If that makes any sense.

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My take on our flooded basement. [View all] bif Jul 2021 OP

"Old Stone Bridge. Abridged." is really wonderful. CrispyQ Jul 2021 #1

I really like your basement abstract. Making lemonade out of lemons, a good thing Ziggysmom Jul 2021 #2

This is really good!! Love it! secondwind Jul 2021 #3

My oldest sister's basement flooded AGAIN recently... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #4

In a bad storm, we've gotten a few inches bif Jul 2021 #6

Very nice work. TreasonousBastard Jul 2021 #5

And so your journey into the abstract begins! lunatica Jul 2021 #7

It's very freeing in a way. bif Jul 2021 #9

It does make sense lunatica Jul 2021 #10

Love the random objects! MLAA Jul 2021 #8