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"Laytonville has a ranching tradition and has one of the only amateur rodeos in California. I had always wanted to have a horse, and at the age of 40, I finally got one. When I went to the rodeo, I was living out an old dream I had had for a long time."
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"I did [this drawing as part of a series] for "The New Settler" magazine. Laytonville High vs. Covelo High. I was concentrating on the drawings which were as difficult to do as those from the rodeo. You watch and watch for the action and, suddenly, it's over. Almost too fast to see, much less to draw."
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"[This drawing and the one below are from our art show.] Folks walked around and looked at the various artists' works. My daughter danced in a demonstration. My husband fell asleep on the lawn. He'd grown up on lawns like that."
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"Graduation exercises happened just before the rodeo and the Redwood Run. I had a lot of friends in this year's class. Melissa had lived with me for three years. The balloons in the drawing were released at the end of the graduation ceremony. They floated off, drifting slowly; always smaller, always higher. Melissa was going off like that: up and away to a new life. I cried. I don't believe my tears were the only ones shed that evening."
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