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The added restraint and soothing dawn-to-dusk palettes helped me find my way.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLike the darkness between stars that makes light visible, these quiet intervals become the very source of abundance. In seeking this balance, I've discovered that abundance lives not in accumulation but in the rhythm of give and take, the stillness and movement. Each canvas becomes a meditation on finding fullness through selection, and success happens when both energy and restraint dance together.\u003c\/em\u003e - Shar Coulson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a listing of more available work and biographical information, please visit Shar Coulson's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fosterwhite.com\/collections\/shar-coulson\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprimary page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon our website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bau-xi.co\/seattle\/Coulson%20CV.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShar Coulson CV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"night-sight-29","title":"Night Sight 29","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNIGHT SIGHT - Mind’s eye illumination through an unforeseen darkness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis body of work was influenced by a very vivid, very compelling series of visions I encountered as an after-effect of an abrupt, game-changing health event I experienced in 2021.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese visions were a startling gift of beauty in a disorienting time and thus inspired the Night Sight Series. 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