Prepping the Vessel

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Prepping the Vessel is a newsletter about reading, writing and painting deeply. Instead of separate activities, I investigate how these feed each other, with the help of a note-taking practice. I paint abstracts in acrylic on canvas mostly.

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About Anita Boyd

A reader, writer and abstract painter near Victoria, BC

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