“Jessie’s Joy”
7/9
Pastel on paper
24″ × 18″
Images of children playing in the surf are always charming — even more so in this case, because this is my niece, visiting Malibu, California, from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her face shows her sheer delight, and this is what I wanted to capture in this work.
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