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Ten Years Ago Today Candle Mat this piece bursts with pinks"Ten Years Ago Today" April 21, 2026 ten years to the day that Prince died, and I was paintings peonies. So those peonies got themselves paired with some purple flowers, and this is the result. A springtime vase full of life and tribute. 9"x12" acrylic paint and chalk pastel on high quality, 140 lb, watercolor paper. Treated with a fixative to secure chalk pastel. Matted painting includes a white mat that finishes this work at 12"x16". This is a