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Everything in painting is about relationship, so I judge each area by its relationship to the surrounding areas.

Mary Beth McKenzie

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Mary Beth McKenzie
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 1
Painter
Printmaker
Cleveland
Ohio
Areas
Judging
Painting
Relationship
Everything
Surrounding
Area
Judge

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