"Choose the light...


"When our thoughts, at times, wander into darkness... remember we are human and have been imbued with free will to choose the light."
Christopher Earle
 
This painting will be in an upcoming group show at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, CT which opens on March 4th from 5 - 7 PM. I hope you will come!



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