The Glades at Dusk, 3 Birds in Flight

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Oil painting of Florida glades and seagulls. The painting (a) has a river or small lake with green grasses on each bank. The far bank has three groves of trees. The grove on the left has two (2) tall palm trees. Three (3) seagulls are flying around the central grove. The trees on the right side of the paining are the largest. This grove has a small figure of a person on the edge. There is a leafless tree in the distance with three (3) white birds resting on the barren branches. There are thin clouds over the blue sky, partially obscuring the hazy sun. The work is signed faintly on the bottom right. The wooden frame (b) is made from repurposed construction materials. The front of the frame is covered by pinkish-white paint. The board is secured to the frame with small nails.

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