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Amanda Upton 'Hiding' cool tones a man whose Schoolgirls andAmanda Uptons visual world is equal parts whimsical and mysterious. Her characters occupy richly detailed scenes, sometimes fantastical, sometimes familiar. In Hiding, a tattooed woman is camouflaged against the forest. Leaves cascade from the trees, perhaps at the whim of this woman who appears part human, part ecology. Upton is an acclaimed artist and illustrator. Her work was included in Luerzers Archive Magazine collection of the worlds best