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Grief 1


Charcoal and graphite on BFK, 22x30

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Captain Heroin said…
Hey Maria, it's your friend Andrew from high school. Love your art, and especially love this one.

I can't wait to hear from you some time!
June 14, 2017 at 11:51 PM
Maria said…
Andrew! It's so great to hear from you. Can you email me? Same gmail account. I really hope you are doing well. I just found a bunch of our notes from high school, NONSTOP HILARITY.
October 9, 2017 at 11:02 AM
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