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Digital oil painting using Artrage. Quick sketch of the landscape south east of Otterville, Ontario.<\/p>\n

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Otterville digital landscape painting 9″ x 16″<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Digital oil painting using Artrage. 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