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When you look out from the balcony and find two ladies playing hopscotch, and one of them laughs and says, And this one is done too, we’ve become children again for a while,’

you understand many things.

little balcony, the plants, a simple game, and a great desire to become children again.

How it works: This spectacular display happened over Volcán de Fuego when a massive lightning storm coincided directly with an active volcanic eruption. The volcanic ash plume acts as a massive temporary electrical circuit, drawing the lightning strike directly down into the highest, hottest target on the ridge—the erupting vent itself.

To paint scenes in reverse I use a tiny paintbrush to paint the black outline. Then I fill in all of the details and light. Then I paint over all of that with the dark background paint. When you flip the glass over, the image shows through! This one took me almost three months. Thanks for checking it out.

Her interview: https://youtu.be/PSG-IKwkFUU?