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PREENING checkbook cover Whale tail pendant delicately adornedCourtenay Birdsall Clifford was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. Raised by artist parents, she got an early start in the arts. After studying art at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota and a short stint living in Eugene, Oregon, she heeded the call of her home state and moved to Skagway in 2007. Now working primarily in a blend of watercolor and acrylic, she finds unending inspiration in the Alaskan landscape and seeks to capture the lush