Return to Journal listThe idea for this painting has been on my mind for many years, with initial sketches dating back to 2013. The narrative relates to a high school memory from an afternoon when I was sixteen, and a classmate showed me her watercolor of a tiger.Woman with Dog, in progressoil on linen, 18 x 14 inchesTwo vertically stacked triangles organize the visual field. The upper frames the faces; the lower anchors the tiger.Ink and color pencil over a photo