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WARA 2019 World Finals Final Round Entry

WARA World Finals – THANKFUL FOR THE DAWN Original Pastel Painting

FINAL ROUND

FINAL ROUND! The 3rd and final round of the WARA 2019 World Finals began today! My entry for this round is THANKFUL FOR THE DAWN, a 36” x 24” pastel painting on Pastelbord of two Bison just beginning to feel a little warmth of the rising sun on a very chilling winter morning. Reference photo used with permission.

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THANKFUL FOR THE DAWN

During this Final Round, you can vote for all of your favorites once every day this time (for the People’s Choice Award) until the round ends December 21, 2019! 🤠🤠🤠

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