Jack Balas, 2011; IT'S NOT OVER 'TILL IT'S OVER (#696); ink, acrylic, oil and watercolor on paper; 22.5" x 30"

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"For years I've watched sunrises, sunsets, even felt compelled to note in diaries their faded oranges, salmons, ochres, the black silhouettes of tree limbs, houses, mountains, the shining glow off the clouds, always different and always the same, and the way it all progresses into darkness and the stars take over... January 16, 1974, February 23, 1977, March 14, 1984, June of 2002, yesterday, tomorrow, next year... It's not over 'till it's over."