The Thoughtful Guardian Metal Print

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This architectural detail at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina is of a man, chin in hands, as he clasps his coat in the other. Stationed at an entrance way, I can only think of him as a guardian, perhaps a thoughtful one.

Mary Lee Dereske's images celebrate nature, travel and life. She has exhibited in New Mexico and Washington state, and her work has sold internationally. A native daughter of Michigan, she now lives in New Mexico. All images copyrighted by Mary Lee Dereske and may not be reproduced or otherwise used without explicit permission of the artist.