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Living for the city

HEN COVID-19 HIT, the galleries where my paintings were displayed closed and I was forced to look for new ways to sell my work. I began to focus on social media and direct sales to my followers. The best way I could think to do this was to work at a much smaller scale. The guidelines that I set for myself were that the work could easily be shipped safely at a fair rate, had a price point accessible to most people and was a standard size. Ultimately what worked best was a scale of 13cm by 18cm. This would allow me to complete a piece quickly, which reduced costs to the buyer, would fit into

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