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Decorating Nature | A Portfolio From Artist Norm Magnusson

Norm Magnusson, Decorating Nature
Photographs by Norm Magnusson

For artist and founder of the ‘funism’ movement Norm Magnusson, painting leaves, rocks, and other natural artifacts is a celebration of their beauty

This project began in 2008 when my family and I were touring the southern state of Kerala in India.  It was three memorable weeks of travelling from the mountains to the backwaters to the beach and all points in between. At one point, we stayed at the Marari Beach resort on the Arabian Sea,

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