“The Indomitable Miss Elsie Palmer”

10 in. x 20 in. mixed media collage on black mounted canvas incorporating visuals inspired by John Singer Sargent’s 17 year-old subject Elsie Mellen Palmer (1890), with acrylic tube paint highlights, Mod Podge sealant, and lattice criss-cross blue & gold washi tape edges

Fun fact:  The original life-sized oil portrait —which is at times called either “Young Lady in White” or “Girl in White”— now resides at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center where her uncompromising stare has guests dubbing Elsie the Mona Lisa of Colorado Springs.

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