Immigration Outcome

My favorite painting moment today comes when I've decided this postcard is complete. I use my paper trimmer to take care of a few rough spots on the edges, after which I pick up the resulting scraps.

Done.


Or not …

I notice a particular snippet in my hand—my eyes widen with delight.

Back to the glue pot!

Love the intrepid migrant that leaves everything it knows from where it used to live on the lower left border and contributes an unexpected pop of pattern in its new adopted home.

Flanked by Largely Friable Cliffs of Sandstone
4x5.5"; acrylic, latex, India ink, collage, and oil pastel
abstract
2018

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