Watercolor Foliage Greens: The Mary Ellen Fern I
Mary Ellen Fern, Watercolor Greens debi riley
Simple design, simple color palette.
Its plain. Its simple.
Mary Ellen……. my grandmother who loved the outdoors and loved ferns. She was from a time and place of plainness. And simplicity.
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