For Sale – Page 7 – Marianne Thompson

March 17, 2012April 1, 2018

March 17th, 2012

Cox Reservation
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 in

February 20, 2012April 1, 2018

February 20th & 21st, 2012

Cox Reservation
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
16 x 22 in

January 24, 2012April 1, 2018

January 24th, 2012

Cox Reservation
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
18 x 24 in

January 12, 2012April 1, 2018

Cloud Cover Clearing

January 10th, 2012
Cox Reservation,
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
18 x 24 in

January 6, 2012April 1, 2018

January 6th & 7th, 2012

Cox Reservation
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
18 x 24 in

January 1, 2012April 1, 2018

January 1st & 2nd, 2012

Prairie Snow,
Saskatchewan
Oil on Canvas
18 x 24 in

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