Humans of Nelson BC
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Outside of Outer Clove were two girls who were drawing on the sidewalk and making decorations for Mothers Day. Their mom was working inside the restaurant and I asked them, "What is your favourite thing about your mother?". Being a bit shy, they both said they didn't really know. I guess sometimes words aren't needed....their artwork was proof that their mother and this day meant a lot to them. Happy Mothers Day.
!["Do you have a vision of how the painting will look before you start?"<br />
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"With this piece I knew it was going to an abstract landscape. So I have a technical idea of how it's going to start. But as I paint I move in and out of my technical eye and my intuition. Like I may be working on something and it's technically good, but I find it boring so I'll decide to get aggressive with it and be like 'who cares'. That's where the magic usually comes in - that place of unknown. This painting was 4 months in the making. It seemed incomplete until a few days ago when the girl decided to show up. Now it's done."<br />
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[Revised Image]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Humans-of-Nelson-BC/i-MXfm85L/0/d3931e0d/Ti/20140506-P5060071-2-Ti.jpg)
