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AUTUMN IS UPON US AND CREATIVITY IS STILL ALIVE

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Autumn is upon us, the leafs on the trees have changed colours and are covering the ground with their beauty.  The days are shorter and cooler.  The fog comes more frequently, mingling and lingering over the city, the advent of the long winter sleep to come.  Creativity never sleeps, it moves through the seasons, with me and brings new and exciting opportunities.  Here are some of my new creations that have been brewing over the year and have finally come to fruition.   PAINTED BOOK COVERS  This past spring I tried a new technique for book covers. I used cold wax mixed with oil paints on gesso board.  Using a palate knife I created four abstract paintings.  They have been drying since then and finally they were ready for the books.  Here are three of them, one more to be completed.  Sunrise   Coptic bound using a kettle stitch.   There was a very large product stamp across the back of the board.  I covered it with a piece of the decorative paper I used for the