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An Activist No 2 ('Drowning Not Waving')

By Ricky Romain 2023
oil and Indian ink on Gesso on canvas 128cm x 90cm 2023. With Thanks to Stevie Smith for the title.
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'Some of the times I have cried' detail panel 3

One of the Musicians who Only Play for the Drowning'

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