Dear Life, Given the prompt to paint a self-portrait, I decided to start from the inside-out. I made an ink drawing, moved to collage, and then painted my spine. Over the 5 years of cancer treatments and aging, my spine has developed a slight curve and I’ve shrunk an inch. What goes on in the inside eventually shows up on the outside. At 5’3″, I may be petite but it doesn’t diminish my big Life Force.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Ink Drawing, Collage and Painting “Spine” 9.21.2025
Pamela Rose Markoya 