"Raven - Courtesy of Great Importance" by Marilyn Wells, oil on canvas36 x 18, oil on canvas This painting was inspired by Maybe the ravens are talking for some ultimate vicious but useful purpose, or maybe it's only directions to the next mountain, or maybe it's simple, silly joy. "hello, ravens," I say, under their dark tree and, as if courtesy were of great importance M. Oliver Ravens After the year of covid lockdown, 2020, what did I want to paint? Only the most wabi sabi plain subjects rocks, bark and weeds. I felt