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'In the Grasses', California, San Jose State, Society of Western Artists
'In the Grasses', California, San Jose State, Society of Western Artists

'In the Grasses', California, San Jose State, Society of Western Artists

By Roger Blum

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Roger Blum attended San Jose University where he received his Master's in art; he additionally studied with Tom Nicholas, NA, AWS, and Vernon Nye, AWS. Blum has exhibited widely and...

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1980s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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