3. Ruby Oilpainting that’s exactly how the deer

that’s exactly how the deer likes it

A portrait honouring the wisdom

looks around like he owns the place

while a curious fantail flits in close to share the stillness

A quiet conversation between ocean and shore — the kind that never really ends

3. Ruby Oilpainting that’s exactly how the deerAcrylic on canvas 76cm x 76cm Rubys the little red boat that lives on the lake and minds absolutely no ones business but her own. Shes not flash. Paints chipped, ropes a bit dodgy, and if you listen closely she creaks like an old bloke getting out of a chair. Some mornings shes right where she should be. Other mornings shes drifted halfway across the lake like shes snuck out for a quiet mission. The locals just shrug and say, Thats Ruby. Bit of a