"Animal Vegetable Mineral, Part 13" | The National Arts Program Foundation

Abstract painting in gouache, May, 2026

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"Animal Vegetable Mineral, Part 13" is a very abstract painting utilizing blobs of gouache watercolor paint, India ink and a large water-filled squeegee paintbrush that results in a colorful and somewhat confusing mass of internal organ like imagery. Painted in May of 2026.

David Chamberlain

David Chamberlain

Venue: Virtual OPEN Exhibit

Classification: Adult Amateur

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