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Abbey – Watercolor – 7 x 10 inchesA new year begins. In spite of the resistance of The Past and its fervent caretakers, a new world is being born out of ruins.

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West of the Border – Digital Print – 13 x 22 inchesEverything seemed normal last night when she got into bed. She pulled the covers up to her chin and slept without a dream until the morning light woke her up. Not bothering to put on clothing, she went out on the balcony to brush her hair. In a few moments she’ll return to the room only to discover that it has become a forest with graffiti on the walls. Such transformations ruffle her composure only slightly: she is used to living in dreams— in her own and in those of the world. For the time being, her only difficulty is finding something to wear.

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Red Door, Black Door – Watercolor – 21 x 29 inches.

Every morning, the Queen of North Beach walks her panther. In San Francisco it is illegal to walk your pet without a leash. (You have to look closely to see that the panther’s leash is only a ribbon that the Queen chose to match the color of her dress and parasol.)

She told me that one morning a policeman stopped her to warn her that a ribbon was not a real leash.

“It was just an excuse,” she said, “to ask me for my phone number.”

“Did you give it to him?”

“I gave him a smile.”