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This painting is the most recent addition to my "Women of the World" series. Their colorful clothing, the work that they do ~ these vignettes from abroad provide a glimpse into the lives of people who I will never meet, nor will I likely experience their world first hand.

I could not have created this painting without the generosity of my Fine Art America friend from India, Sunil Kapadia, who granted me permission to paint from his photograph. You can see his inspired imagery at his Fine Art America gallery:

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/sunil-kapadia

Anne Gifford is an award winning artist and the eight time poster artist for Colorado's Bolder Boulder 10K Memorial Day Race, one of the largest road races in the United States. She began her career as a silkscreen artist. After 25 years of printmaking, Anne now works with watercolor, building successive layers of color to create her vibrant, rich, and detailed paintings. She has lived in Colorado since 1976 and finds inspiration in the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains. Her paintings, like a pictorial journal, have chronicled her journey thus far. On her many walks and hikes throughout the area, she is always on the lookout for new imagery. She relishes the depiction of a magic moment and the evidence she finds of the pulse of life,...