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Berkeley based artist and print maker www.aprilgavin.net
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@uabookbans.bsky.social #watercolor #painting #borntoread #reading #libraries My friend Erin sent me a picture of her daughter reading. Melody was only 8 months old when this photo was taken. She continues to read voraciously.

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🪵🐍 YEAR OF THE YIN WOOD SNAKE 🐍🪵 Snakes have the power of transformation. Yin wood also offers stability. Revolutionary work calls for dismantling old systems—rooted in the creation of more generous ecosystems in their place. Finished while visiting a Snake mentor in AZ. 🐍🌵 #penandink #inkdrawing

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Ferdinand Kriwet. (1942-2018) Germany. #typography #visualpoetry

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Bluebell Sunlit Woods original watercolour painting paulmorganclarke.Etsy.com #Bluebells #Sunlight #BlueSkyArtShow #Art #artwork #England

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The last picture Michael sent me before he died was a view from his bedroom window. I decided to paint it. Painting all those greens was a fiddle. #watercolor #sanfrancisco #sutrotower #painting #grief

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#watercolor #painting #Buddha anyone else having trouble adjusting to daylight savings time?

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#art #oilpastel #asianpears Last of the season... Got to wait until next year.

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#watercolor #painting #self-care Taking a lesson from a stray cat and caring for myself today.

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Studio member Jesus is getting busy in the letterpress print shop with that big ol’ antique French wood type. Looking good!

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#womensartbluesky #watercolor #ink #anger Sometimes the anger is just so much to take...

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#watercolor #cat A painting I did a few years ago for my friend Michael. It's coming back to me now that he's gone.

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My best friend in the whole world died a week ago. Grief is non-negotiable. If you're interested in an artist's life well lived, you can go here: www.aprilgavin.net/post/you-wil..., here: www.aprilgavin.net/post/the-ret..., and here: www.mlownie.com,

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#watercolor #QuanYin #GreenGulch Happy Friday everyone! Stay centered!

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#watercolor #koi On my way to San Francisco today to see my friend Michael and his fish Dolly and Ginger.

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#watercolor #womensartbluesky #painting #bear #cat #teatime Wouldn't it be nice if we were all held between the front paws of a cat in the lap of a bear?

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#watercolor #painting #rabbit I drew this after work one day when I was feeling cautious about a new colleague. Know your helpers. Know your predators.

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#letterformarchive #AmosPaulKennedyJr. #letterpress #printsky On Friday, I went to the Letterform Archive in San Francisco to see the wonderful letterpress posters of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. He reminds me that I have something to say. If you're in the SF Bay area, go to this!

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#womensartbluesky #watercolor #chicken Why am I missing my pet chicken Phoebe so much these days?

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