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Water is the most expressive element in nature. It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulence.

Walter J. Phillips

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Walter J. Phillips
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 25
Died: 1963
Died: July 5
Painter
Wood Carver
Barton-upon-Humber
Lincolnshire
Walter Joseph Phillips
Walter Phillips
Phillips
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Expressive
Tranquility
Element
Mood
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Water
Nature
Turbulence

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