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    Painting A Japanese Maple Leaf

    Jan 23, 2021 2 minutes

    This is a small study of the Fullmoon Maple (Acer japonicum) growing in the Geelong Botanic Gardens, Victoria. This specie of maple is native to Japan and southern Korea. It is a small deciduous tree which has an arresting autumn display, when the leaves turn bright orange to dark red. I have

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