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Mary Wakefield

Why do so many women feel such a strong urge to paint?

14 July 2018

9:00 AM

14 July 2018

9:00 AM

Why do so many women feel such a strong urge to paint? It has been troubling me for years now. There are hundreds of thousands of us up and down the country, not pros but dedicated nonetheless.

We pay for classes, huddle around artists we admire; we head to the coast on holiday to try, and fail, to capture the wash of sky and sea.

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