Recent work and the reopening of my Etsy store    

With a bit of current downtime,  I have been editing work from both recent months and long ago.

I have reopened my etsy store here:


https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllanBarnesPhotos?ref=seller-platform-mcnav




I am adding a few original plates (not cheap) as well as some digital print offers (cheap!)


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