Blue Without Power Without Voice

By Ricky Romain 2017

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oil and sand on canvas 2006/16 178cm x 172cm

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'Some of the times I have cried' detail panel 3

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detail 'musicians who only play and sing for the drowning' Indian ink and oil on gesso on canvas.

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detail from 'Lost Voices'

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