#drying up

After the Bath (Woman Drying Herself)

Artist: Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)

Date: c. 1895

Medium: Pastel, on paper laid down on board

Grass of Parnassus

Artist: William Shackleton (British, 1872-1933)

Date: 1925-1933

Medium: Oil on canvas

dredging this deep well

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nearly dry

I squelch in mud

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nearly worthless

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far below the surface

it's all that's left

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I wish I could cry

but there is a dearth

of tears

#بلادي_الجميلة ❤❤❤ #مصر ❤

season of drying dates ....luxor, Egypt

Woman Drying Herself after the Bath

Artist: Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)

Date: 1876-1877

Medium: Pastel over monotype on laid paper

Ugh? So it is!