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At peace

Posted by
Charlotte Meryman (Williamsburg, MA, United States) on 24 January 2010 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

Death mask of my grandfather's mentor, American painter Abbott Thayer, hanging on my parents' living room wall. When I had sleepovers in the room as a child, I insisted they take it down. Now I find it strangely comforting.

Canon PowerShot A650 IS 1/60 second F/2.8 ISO 640 8 mm

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k@ from Paris, France

Sure, things that frightened us at a certain moment can be so soothing at others. We evolve in front of them. Love this idea, it's life's journey...

25 Jan 2010 9:38am

Canon PowerShot A650 IS
1/60 second
F/2.8
ISO 640
8 mm

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