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29 Faces #5 : Autumn

#29 Faces /5  Autumn : Wilma Simmons 
Day 5 of the 29 Faces Art Challenge . I have started on some "Autumn" tags using the same technique as before, old scrap painted paper, with ink and watercolour and pencil sketch.
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