Untitled (Village with Angel)

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An oil painting with a central scene of a group of angels hovering above a village. Painted in pastel shades of blue, yellow, and brown, the winged angels appear within a purple rimmed orb, floating above the coastal village. The central composition is outlined in black. On the top half of the canvas are two obelisk shaped designs on each side of the central composition. One of the obelisks is yellow with black geometric designs on the interior. The other is green with both geometric designs and a figure of a woman. Painted on the bottom half of the canvas are two obelisks form by yellow triangles above brown rectangles with yellow, green, blue, and red lines in the interior. The background of the painting is various shades of green with the lightest shade at the top and the darkest shade at the bottom. The painting is signed [J.L.

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