Art Sculpture Of Dreadful Toads

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Could not resist the temptations of not getting both my hands upon this art sculpture of dreadful toads. Toads are not as simple as they seem to appear, they contain darks and lights of fern green. The Toads were given heavy outlines of dark greens that contour around the sculpture. The paint on the sculpture seems to peel off if the sculpture is not treated carefully. However the rugose toads are polished with a clear acrylic, which makes them shine enough to catch people’s eyes. While looking into the glossy toads pitched black eyes you can automatically see the sad expression they both drag on their faces. One toad hugs behind the other toad and both toads seem to stare off into the atmosphere, as if both were pleading for help. Next paying

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