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Jacqui With golden hair
This painting captures the colorful nature of the woman who captured my heart over four decades ago, and remains a driving force in everything that I do to this day.
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shape of face
The geometry of facial expression.
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Roman Valentine
I did this painting to serve as the cover for a novel that I'm writing about a pugilist who learns to fight with his heart, not with his hands.
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