The painting by a Chinese artist Wan Wei has won the III prize of the International Watercolor Society Contest. The young master has provided some of the close-ups to give us a hint how he painted that incredible work.
Wan Wei. RED.
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Red by Wan Wei, III place IWS contest
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August Collection
Mahesh Mankar. 35x55 cm
Sarfraz Muzawir.38x56 cm
Ping Long. Sketch
Konstantin Sterkhov. 28x38
Yuko Nagayam
Tulay Sayilgan
Lian Gang
Thomas W. Schaller. South on the 110, LA
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Gerda Mentens
An Artist from Belgium Gerda Mentens is sharing her vision of herself in Art, lets go for it...
Actually my journey in art started already at the age of 8 when I had a teacher who painted. Her exhibition I visited with children's eyes played already a roll in my life back then. With my father, being a police officer and my mother as a mother at home , I never thought I was going to be an artist. In those days you first have to have a “real diploma”, so you could find a “real” job. In 1980 I graduated to be a professor in arts at the Sint-Maria Institute in Antwerp – Belgium.
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Subjects such as perception, colors ,figure and portrait, composition, science, art history ... we learned to deal with various techniques, surfaces, too many to talk about. So much information, so much to do and learn!!! In the two following 2 years, we learned to be teachers in art. Of course, professional competence was the most important.
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The search began, I continued teaching until I had good luck of ending up back on my training school as a teacher. For years I was a teacher in the department of art education. It was very exciting, through the different parts of my professional knowledge to learn how young people cope and discuss art.
The motto "If the student is ready, the teacher comes", I have always remain. So I went searching, and found masters on my path, if it was at the other side of the world, I followed my intuition and the people who crossed my path.
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Example: 20 years ago, a girlfriend asked me to me to participate in a workshop. It was an innovative artist who wanted to share his vision with us. This artist lived in the Netherlands but came from Serbia. I was young, mother of 2 young children, little money. They urged me to still save money and got involved.
So I did ... A new world opened for me as an artist. I learned to see with other eyes to the world. New insights came by.
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15 years ago I got an insanely proposal to go too an Academy in China to follow lessons of masters in art, in a short period of time we got there lessons. Again the same story, but I went. Again I got new insights into art, a vision of people who gave a new turn my life as an artist. …. I learned that the training to be in China was totally different.
I met people with a new or different vision, they looked with different eyes, different "training", they were open for renewal and discussion ... quite fascinating. Because artists evolve, change, get new insights, discover new roads. Art goes by, created today, tomorrow admired and discussed.
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Actually my journey in art started already at the age of 8 when I had a teacher who painted. Her exhibition I visited with children's eyes played already a roll in my life back then. With my father, being a police officer and my mother as a mother at home , I never thought I was going to be an artist. In those days you first have to have a “real diploma”, so you could find a “real” job. In 1980 I graduated to be a professor in arts at the Sint-Maria Institute in Antwerp – Belgium.
Gerda Mentens
In my training I got different teachers, artists, real craftsmen for us as students, this training was important and only the beginning of a long and fantastic journey .Subjects such as perception, colors ,figure and portrait, composition, science, art history ... we learned to deal with various techniques, surfaces, too many to talk about. So much information, so much to do and learn!!! In the two following 2 years, we learned to be teachers in art. Of course, professional competence was the most important.
Gerda Mentens
MY PATHThe search began, I continued teaching until I had good luck of ending up back on my training school as a teacher. For years I was a teacher in the department of art education. It was very exciting, through the different parts of my professional knowledge to learn how young people cope and discuss art.
The motto "If the student is ready, the teacher comes", I have always remain. So I went searching, and found masters on my path, if it was at the other side of the world, I followed my intuition and the people who crossed my path.
Gerda Mentens
I gained other insights: Followed painting courses, both in my country: Belgium and abroad.Example: 20 years ago, a girlfriend asked me to me to participate in a workshop. It was an innovative artist who wanted to share his vision with us. This artist lived in the Netherlands but came from Serbia. I was young, mother of 2 young children, little money. They urged me to still save money and got involved.
So I did ... A new world opened for me as an artist. I learned to see with other eyes to the world. New insights came by.
Gerda Mentens
I met people with a new or different vision, they looked with different eyes, different "training", they were open for renewal and discussion ... quite fascinating. Because artists evolve, change, get new insights, discover new roads. Art goes by, created today, tomorrow admired and discussed.
Gerda Mentens
DRAWING
Sketch books are the Bible for each artist, it is a source of information. Every holiday I use my sketchbook, I study what I like, sitting and take time for form and color. At home this information is useful to get started.
Gerda Mentens
There are 2 types of drawing, analytical and intuitive. The analytical drawing = Academic drawing
You need to take the time to learn it, to repeat, to look, measure and assess relationships, again and again, ...
The intuitive drawing = eye-hand coordination
YOU SHOULD ONLY BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE AND NOT WHAT YOU THINK YOU SEE!I maintain that training is of great importance, and I mean really all day.
Gerda Mentens
As an artist, get your own handwriting, with your lines you can show how you handle your material. No one has the same handwriting. That's a certainty!!!
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The First Receivers of The Book
I got some photos of the artists included in my book "The Masters of Watercolor" who received their copy of the book.
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Ong Kim Seng (Singapour) and Liu Yi (China) at the International Watercolor Festival in Seferihisar, Turkey
Zhou Tianya (China)
Marja Koskiniemi (Finland)
The book is available at http://www.ruslania.com/context-321/entity-1/details-144124/language-1.html
or you can also order directly from me by writing a comment, or directly to my e-mail. Payment via PayPal.
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2 WEEKS LEFT TILL THE END OF WORKS SUBMISSION
2 WEEKS LEFT TILL THE END OF WORKS SUBMISSION
Saint-Petersburg Society of Watercolor Artists announce the ART-BRIDGE-WATERCOLOR-2013 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
We invite watercolor artists from Russia and abroad to participate in the competition.
We only accept WATERCOLORS.
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Conditions of participation
1. JPGs of the participants’ watercolors are to be sent to Natalia Ozerova at akvarelspb@mail.ru, the Society’s e-mail address, marked ‘Competition, for Natalia Ozerova’.
2. Applications are accepted till September 12, 2013.
3. The entries will be judged by an expert international jury.
4. The competition will run in three judging-elimination stages.
Stage 1. The Society’s experts will select about 100 watercolors to take part in the competition.
Stage 2. The jury selection. The 100 projects will be whittled down to 30 for final judging.
Stage 3. The international jury will identify the laureates and awards in categories by means of exchanging e-mail messages.
5. The participants of the competition will receive certificates, and the laureates and category winners will receive laureate diplomas.
6. The results of the competition are to be announced at the opening of the Art-Bridge-Watercolor-2013 international Biennial
7. We accept the laureates’ watercolors to Art-Bridge-Watercolor-2013 international Biennial without a fee; catalogue participation for the winners is FREE OF CHARGE.
Contact information:
E-mail akvarelspb@mail.ru Natalia Ozerova, project director of Saint-Petersburg Society of Watercolor Artists, and Mikhail Zenkin, The Society’s project manager.
COMPETITION AND BIENNALE (EXHIBITION) are DIFFERENT EVENTS.
Saint-Petersburg Society of Watercolor Artists announce the ART-BRIDGE-WATERCOLOR-2013 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
We invite watercolor artists from Russia and abroad to participate in the competition.
We only accept WATERCOLORS.
Conditions of participation
1. JPGs of the participants’ watercolors are to be sent to Natalia Ozerova at akvarelspb@mail.ru, the Society’s e-mail address, marked ‘Competition, for Natalia Ozerova’.
2. Applications are accepted till September 12, 2013.
3. The entries will be judged by an expert international jury.
4. The competition will run in three judging-elimination stages.
Stage 1. The Society’s experts will select about 100 watercolors to take part in the competition.
Stage 2. The jury selection. The 100 projects will be whittled down to 30 for final judging.
Stage 3. The international jury will identify the laureates and awards in categories by means of exchanging e-mail messages.
5. The participants of the competition will receive certificates, and the laureates and category winners will receive laureate diplomas.
6. The results of the competition are to be announced at the opening of the Art-Bridge-Watercolor-2013 international Biennial
7. We accept the laureates’ watercolors to Art-Bridge-Watercolor-2013 international Biennial without a fee; catalogue participation for the winners is FREE OF CHARGE.
Contact information:
E-mail akvarelspb@mail.ru Natalia Ozerova, project director of Saint-Petersburg Society of Watercolor Artists, and Mikhail Zenkin, The Society’s project manager.
COMPETITION AND BIENNALE (EXHIBITION) are DIFFERENT EVENTS.
The Water-colour Society of Saint-Petersburg holds VII International Biennale Art-Bridge-Watercolourin the Exhibition center of V.V. Mayakovsky Central City Public Library (20, Nevsky pr., St.-Petersburg) and in Molbert art gallery (20, Moyka Embankment, St.-Petersburg) from October 28 to November 26, 2013.
During the exhibition we will be holding master classes, press-conferences with representatives of mass media, and round-table discussions.
Contactinformation:
Natalia Ozerova,
project director
e-mail: akvarelspb at mail.ru
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John Yardley Got My Book
Mr. John Yardley with the book THE MASTERS OF WATERCOLOR
Enjoy his ART - he is one of my favorite artists.
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From Robert Wade
Robert Wade with my book
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From Fabio Cembranelli
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My Painting in Shenzhen Biennial
It is an honor to get to know that my painting has been accepted by international jury for the forthcoming Shenzhen International Biennial. Out of received 2,825 entries from 54 countries and regions they selected 130 Chinese entries and 130 entries from other countries. I also thank the jurors for their outstanding work. They are David Taylor (Australia), CHEN Jian (China), LIU Shouxiang (China), LU Hong (China), John T.Salminen (USA), Thomas Plunkett (U.K.), Andy Wood (U.K.).
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Konstantin Sterkhov. Nanjing Railway station. 56x76 cm, 2013.
The painting was sent under the name "Indigo"
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September Random Perls
I feel like sharing my latest impressions...
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Alexandr Shumtsov (Votsmush)
Andrey Gerasimuk
Camilo Huescar. LaCarolina. 90x90
Greg Allen
Guan Weixing
Jose Maria Sanchez. Vista de la Magdalena. 100x81
Krishnamurthy Yd. Mumbai Monsoon
Laurence Ghislain
ROBERT T. MILLER. Milford Sound Reflections 19x 29"
Robert Wade. Staithes Greys.
Saim Altuncu. 51x35
Santanu Talukdar. Allee Of Assam. 57x77
Xu Jian
Tatiana Harbatchevskaya
Samir Mondal
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Meeting Coincidentally - from A to Z
Watercolor - from A to Z.
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A.Castagnet. Taksim Square Istambul
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Great ones in Watercolor - Alvaro C and Joseph Z
ACastagnet. Blue and Burnt Sienna
A.Castagnet. Marakesh
A.Castagnet. Montevideo Port
A-Z, September 2013 in Paris
Joseph Zbukvic. Painting from A.Barbi
Joseph Zbukvic. NY sketch.
Joseph Zbukvic. Sunday Afternoon.
Joseph Zbukvic. Loire River, Twilight
Master Joseph Z - my vision...
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Article 4
THE ELEMENT OF WATER
Exhibition of Konstantin Sterkhov/ Paintings 2011-2013.
FIRST TIME IN RUSSIA:
Exhibition of the world renown artists -
Joseph Zbukvic,
Alvaro Castagnet,
John Yardley,
Piet Lap,
Liu Yi,
David Taylor,
Maria Ginzburg,
Milind Mulick,
Mika Törönen,
Zhou Tianya,
Eugen Chisnicean,
Iain Stewart,
Carol Carter,
Stanislaw Zoladz,
Thomas W Schaller,
Gerda Mentens
and more...
Presentation of the book "MASTERS OF WATERCOLOR. THE POWER OF WATER"
Welcome to the gallery MOLBERT on 16.10 - 27.10. 2013
http://www.molbertgallery.ru/
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Exhibition of Konstantin Sterkhov/ Paintings 2011-2013.
FIRST TIME IN RUSSIA:
Exhibition of the world renown artists -
Joseph Zbukvic,
Alvaro Castagnet,
John Yardley,
Piet Lap,
Liu Yi,
David Taylor,
Maria Ginzburg,
Milind Mulick,
Mika Törönen,
Zhou Tianya,
Eugen Chisnicean,
Iain Stewart,
Carol Carter,
Stanislaw Zoladz,
Thomas W Schaller,
Gerda Mentens
and more...
Presentation of the book "MASTERS OF WATERCOLOR. THE POWER OF WATER"
Welcome to the gallery MOLBERT on 16.10 - 27.10. 2013
http://www.molbertgallery.ru/
Konstantin Sterkhov. Fun By Water, Burj Halifa, 2013
David Taylor (Australia)
John Yardley (UK)
Maria Ginzburg (Sweden)
Piet Lap (Holland)
Stanislaw Zoladz (Sweden)
Thomas W Schaller (USA)
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Fall In The City
Some of my Fall paintings...
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Konstantin Sterkhov. First snow
Konstantin Sterkhov. Grey Grey Day
Konstantin Sterkhov. Morning Mist
Konstantin Sterkhov. Puddles
Konstantin Sterkhov. Frozen
Konstantin Sterkhov. Wind
Konstantin Sterkhov. Meditation
Konstantin Sterkhov. Fall In Mountains
Konstantin Sterkhov. Last Colorful Day
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The Power Of Water - Openning
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Results of the Contest Art Bridge 2014
A brand new website of the St.Petersburg Watercolor Society just has announced the results of ART-BRIDGE-WATERCOLOR-2013 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.
http://www.watercolorspb.ru/news/items/14/
The International Jury Board:
Robert Wade (Australia)
Janine Gallizia (France)
Nicholas Simmons (USA)
The Russian Jury Board:
Jury Moudrov
Yury Shevchik
Nina Dyakova
Konstantin Sterkhov
Andrey Korolchouk
Natalia Ozerova
Mikhail Zenkin
1st Prize - Liu Yi "Swan"
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2nd Prize - Eugeniy Doubitskiy "Siberia. November"
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3rd Prize - Zhou Tianya "Tibetan Bride"
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Other categories
PORTRAIT
First place – Asiya Ganieva /Russia/ for the picture VILLAGE ACCORDIONIST
STILL LIFE
First place – Marina Lesova /Russia/ for the picture FLOWERS
CITYSCAPEFirst place – Iain Stewart /USA/ for the picture TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Second place – Amit Kapoor /India/ for the picture THE PLATFORM
Third place – Pablo Ruben /Spain/ for the picture VAPORETTO STOP
LANDSCAPE
First place – Rein Mägar /Estonia/ for the picture WINTER ON THE LOOBU RIVER
Second place – Anna Sokolova /Russia/ for the picture FROZEN TIME
Third place – Georgii Ivanov /Russia/ for the picture A CASCADE OF KIVACH WATERFALL. KARELIA
GENRE WATERCOLOR
First place – Аli Abbas /Pakistan/ for the picture LAL KI SADAA
Second place – Damien Barbier /France/ for the picture WINE CELLAR, FRANCE
Third place – Daniel Novotny /Slovak Republic/ for the picture BEHIND THE CITY WALLS
ABSTRACT WATERCOLOR
First place – Marja Koskiniemi /Finland/ for the picture PURPLE SKY
Second place – Tansu Ozmen /Turkey/ for the picture DIRTY GARDEN
IRRATIONAL WATERCOLOR
First place – Thomas W. Schaller /USA/ for the picture DREAMS OF THE DORDOGNE
Second place – Leysan Pakhmatullina /Russia/ for the picture DIPTYCH. LOOKING INTO THE SKY. LIST II
MARINA
First place – Burhan Ozer /Turkey/ for the picture FISHERMAN BOATS
Second place – Jonathan Kwegyir Aggrey /Ghana,West Africa/ for the picture ROMANTIC LIGHT
ANIMALISTIC
First place – Ada Florek /Poland/ for the picture RINO
Second place – Mohan Jadhav /India/ for the picture UNTITLED
Third place – Olga Shayunova /Russia/ for the picture BABA KATYA
Information about the jury members
nicholassimmons.com
https://www.facebook.com/robert.wade.9
http://www.gallizia.be/galerie-de-peintures.aspx
http://sterkhovart.com/
http://www.watercolorspb.ru/news/items/14/
The International Jury Board:
Robert Wade (Australia)
Janine Gallizia (France)
Nicholas Simmons (USA)
The Russian Jury Board:
Jury Moudrov
Yury Shevchik
Nina Dyakova
Konstantin Sterkhov
Andrey Korolchouk
Natalia Ozerova
Mikhail Zenkin
1st Prize - Liu Yi "Swan"
3rd Prize - Zhou Tianya "Tibetan Bride"
PORTRAIT
First place – Asiya Ganieva /Russia/ for the picture VILLAGE ACCORDIONIST
STILL LIFE
First place – Marina Lesova /Russia/ for the picture FLOWERS
CITYSCAPEFirst place – Iain Stewart /USA/ for the picture TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Second place – Amit Kapoor /India/ for the picture THE PLATFORM
Third place – Pablo Ruben /Spain/ for the picture VAPORETTO STOP
LANDSCAPE
First place – Rein Mägar /Estonia/ for the picture WINTER ON THE LOOBU RIVER
Second place – Anna Sokolova /Russia/ for the picture FROZEN TIME
Third place – Georgii Ivanov /Russia/ for the picture A CASCADE OF KIVACH WATERFALL. KARELIA
GENRE WATERCOLOR
First place – Аli Abbas /Pakistan/ for the picture LAL KI SADAA
Second place – Damien Barbier /France/ for the picture WINE CELLAR, FRANCE
Third place – Daniel Novotny /Slovak Republic/ for the picture BEHIND THE CITY WALLS
ABSTRACT WATERCOLOR
First place – Marja Koskiniemi /Finland/ for the picture PURPLE SKY
Second place – Tansu Ozmen /Turkey/ for the picture DIRTY GARDEN
IRRATIONAL WATERCOLOR
First place – Thomas W. Schaller /USA/ for the picture DREAMS OF THE DORDOGNE
Second place – Leysan Pakhmatullina /Russia/ for the picture DIPTYCH. LOOKING INTO THE SKY. LIST II
MARINA
First place – Burhan Ozer /Turkey/ for the picture FISHERMAN BOATS
Second place – Jonathan Kwegyir Aggrey /Ghana,West Africa/ for the picture ROMANTIC LIGHT
ANIMALISTIC
First place – Ada Florek /Poland/ for the picture RINO
Second place – Mohan Jadhav /India/ for the picture UNTITLED
Third place – Olga Shayunova /Russia/ for the picture BABA KATYA
Information about the jury members
nicholassimmons.com
https://www.facebook.com/robert.wade.9
http://www.gallizia.be/galerie-de-peintures.aspx
http://sterkhovart.com/
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Some of the Russian Watercolors
Oktai Alizarov
Galina Gomzina
Evgenia Trifonova
Ilya Gorgots
Igor Moseychuk
Sergey Aldoushkin
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New Record!
Total page views of my blog http://sterkhovart.blogspot.ru/ crossed the amount of 500 000!
Let`s go for 1000 000!
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Let`s go for 1000 000!
Konstantin Sterkhov. A Ball for Bob. 28x36 cm. 2013
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Chronicles of Shenzhen Biennial 2013-2014
Some photos from the work of the jury of the International Shenzhen Biennial 2013.
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Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial Jury - John Salminen (USA)
Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial Jury - David Taylor (Australia)
Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial Jury - Liu Shouxiang (China)
Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial Jury - Thomas Plunkett (UK)
Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial Jury - Andy Wood (UK)
Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial Jury - Lu Hong (China)
David Taylor, Zhou Tianya, John Salminen, D.Taylor`s wife
Slipping into the Shadows. AngusMcewan (UK)
Shenzhen International Watercolor Prize (Best of Show_ShaoYuhao)
Shenzhen Watercolour Biennial (GoldMedal_ZhaoJitong)
Shenzhen (Silver_Yang Jiyi)
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Cheng-Khee Chee in Art Magazines
Cheng-Khee Chee, Associate Professor Emeritus of the University of Minnesota, is a Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society, signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America (Master Status), Watercolor USA Honor Society and many others.
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These months you can read some articles written by the artist:
About a crinkling technique in October/November The Artist Magazine (USA)
Cheng-Khee Chee. Spring Stroll. 56x76 cm.
About his saturated wet technique in the International Artist Magazine (Australia)
Cheng-Khee Chee. Koi 98 #1. 75x102 cm.
You can learn more about Cheng-Khee Chee Art from his site
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Alexandr Votsmush Painting
Arush Votsmush, he is also known as Alexander Shumtsov
A fun demo by Votsmush here: http://youtu.be/V77y4CkyLvk
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