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Artists make things so much easier for themselves when they learn to trust their eyes.

Mary Beth McKenzie

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Mary Beth McKenzie
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 1
Painter
Printmaker
Cleveland
Ohio
Trust
Eyes
Eye
Learn
Artist
Much
Make
Artists
Things
Easier

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