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Holly Taglier | “Alex”

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“Alex” was made in Fall term 2020 – a time of isolation, wildfires, and political unrest. This portrait of my younger daughter is distant and somber, devoid of color and emotion. It was painted at a time of personal isolation and loneliness as the pandemic kept me separated from those I loved. I was drawn to experiment with a monochrome portrait as a representation of this difficult time for our world.