Newt (34" x 24", oil on canvas) - Mary had a great fondness for the creatures she encountered walking in the woods on Yelping Hill.  Newts, especially the glowingly orange red efts found crossing the road on rainy days, were some of her favorites.

"That's one of those mysterious things that if you look very carefully at certain times of the evening it's just there.  The things are there.  He's dreaming.  He's in sort of a mysterious sleep."