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As Barks blossomed creatively, his marriage to Clara deteriorated.

This is the period referred to in Barks ' famed quip that he could feel his creative juices flowing while the whiskey bottles hurled at him by a tipsy Clara flew by his head.

They were divorced in 1951, his second and last divorce.

In this period Barks dabbled in fine art, exhibiting paintings at local art shows.

It was at one of these in 1952 he became acquainted with fellow exhibitor Margaret Wynnfred Williams ( 1917-March 10, 1993 ), nicknamed Garé.

She was an accomplished landscape artist, some of whose paintings are in the collection of the Leanin ' Tree Museum of Western Art.

During her lifetime, and to this day, note cards of her paintings are available from Leanin ' Tree.

Her nickname appears as a store name in the story " Christmas in Duckburg ", featured on page 1 of Walt Disney ’ s Christmas Parade # 9, published in 1958.

Soon after they met, she started assisting Barks, handling the solid blacks and lettering, both of which he had found onerous.

They married in 1954 and the union lasted until her death.