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Harriet's Paintings

I'm intense and so is my art: bright colors, bold designs, clean lines that energize and add interest to any space. I layer oil paint and cold wax as thick as frosting on a cake. My many years in Africa shows up in my work: no fear, vibrant energy, rhythmic calm.

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It's now that I'm experiencing "Complex"

Hi Reader, Complex! When I sent you the painting "Complex" in my last email, I had a funny feeling about it. Looking at it more, I zeroed in on one black line that was shouting, "All wrong." (Revised version above.) Not only that, but at the time, I was basking in the after glow of our epic trip to Africa and this painting would have been more appropriate. Little by little and very slowly, I'm remembering what I was on about prior to the epic trip. I had been working incessantly to switch to...