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learning to share, 2013
charcoal & soft pastel on paper (bfk rives)
23.5 x 20 inches

artist’s statement:  as my young niece grew into the world, i had a precious window looking onto some of the remarkable transitions that children undergo – often joyful, occasionally heartbreaking. this piece studies a two-year-old’s struggle to understand that her mother’s love will now be shared by two, following the arrival of her baby brother.