Alisa (great happiness), 4x6in, crayola tempera paint on heavy watercolor paper, 2026.

Alisa was painted with my daughter's Crayola tempera paints — because a young artist reached out asking how to make work without money for supplies, and I told her to use what she could afford. Then I did the same.

The work matters more than the materials. This piece is proof.

Original painting. Tempera on heavy watercolor paper. 4×6 inches. 2026.