Dear Life, My instructor challenged me to paint the trauma of cancer on a larger scale. He said my work in small books is beautiful, intimate, and illustrating the love letters. Can I size up to a large format and put my body into the experience of painting and cancer? Then describe what is happening in a love letter? This new process began Wednesday. I painted with red tempera lines, one over another, then went into it with color and acrylic. Three hours later I was surprised two white doves had appeared. It was Ash Wednesday. Today I begin a 14-day oral chemo med and go to the studio. Thank you Holy Spirits for helping me.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Acrylic and Tempera on Paper 24″x18″ 02.14.2024