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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;journeymagazine, post: 394496, member: 84&quot;]I found this painting today at a local thrift store. I asked them to hold it behind the counter to protect it while I finished treasure hunting(!) - when I took it back to pay I saw it had a small rip in it!! They refused to discount it any - it was too new; only being there 1 day, and only saying &quot;sorry&quot;. I bought it anyway because:</p><p>A) It looks like the Coppertone girl from the old suntan lotion ads (we had 1 here in Miami with the little girl&#039;s dog pulling her bathing suit bottom down (and up, and down and up - it was motorized) &amp; I thought it was worth a gamble that maybe this was from the same artist.</p><p><br /></p><p>B) She looks a lot like my daughter who I lost at the age of 3.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know the artist &#039;Cole&#039;?</p><p>Any thoughts on the painting? (I know it will have to be cleaned for sure)</p><p>Any idea of value if not a known artist?</p><p>As always, thanks for any help!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]137052[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]137053[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a photo of my daughter Joy (looks like the painting right?). You can also see her if you go to <a href="http://www.joyshouse.info" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.joyshouse.info" rel="nofollow">www.joyshouse.info</a> (a sober house for girls I opened in my daughter&#039;s memory - she&#039;s on the home page)</p><p>PS - yes that&#039;s me not John Travolta; I just borrowed his hair!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]137054[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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