{"id":12820,"date":"2023-09-06T14:31:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=12820"},"modified":"2023-09-06T14:32:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:32:49","slug":"amusement-park-series-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2023\/09\/amusement-park-series-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Amusement Park Series update"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Amusement Park Series<\/em> absorbs most of my time. The series contains a lot of large watercolors that I will share soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But of course, the lion’s share of time is spent with the oils. Most of the works in the series are oils. Here are two oils in the series. The topmost painting, The White Baloon<\/strong><\/em>, is finished; the other painting, Winner!, <\/strong><\/em>is nearly finished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Amusement Park Series absorbs most of my time. The series contains a lot of large watercolors that I will share soon. But of course, the lion’s share of time is spent with the oils. Most of the works in the series are oils. Here are two oils in the series. 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