Isabel and her Kindergarten artwork inspired this painting. Isabel did a series of pencil drawings in Kindergarten, which I absolutely loved, and made into a small book over the summer. I traced some of the words and images into this painting and juktaposed an pictures of her from June when she was picking cherries in the back yard. Isabel says she looks sick in it, but I imagine when she's older, she may grow to like it. Or, perhaps she'll be an accomplished portrait artist and decide to burn it. I don't know how many more paintings I'll do with figures; they are a special challenge for someone who has mostly worked with abstractions.