40”x30”,  Acrylic on Canvas

BACKSOTORY:

The Art Teacher: I was enamored by a vintage b/w photo, of a second cousin who happened to be a nun. The tinyphoto mailed to her mother included a small handwritten “x” under one of the nuns in the lineup. The note on the back of the photo said I’m the one with the x” which I found amusing since it was going to her mother. Knowing she had been a career artist, promoting Art education in the Toledo Parochial School system, I chose to give her additional flair with color, befitting her identity and profession.