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"Winter Sunset with the Hollywood Sign"

oil on canvas

8" x 8"

The views from the studio are beyond amazing but it's easy to take them for granted day after day. There was one evening last week that was stunning. I painted this from the studio then referred to the photo that I took for color.

Ann

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' Sentinel '

I sit here now because it is my place to.

 To watch over.

I am their companion

My loyalty has earned their loyalty

I seek their affection that they may be fulfilled

Not for me do I do these things

Their joy is my satisfaction

Doubt, unkindness, and indifference, I have not

I do not hesitate

I am their companion

I sit her now because it is my place to....

jim

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