Portrait of Paula is an abstract painting of animaginaryperson in contrasting soft violet and yellow. From myseries Facing Abstraction, the originalpainting was acrylic on paper. This series was createdquickly, mostly with palette knives. Brushes were usedsparingly for finishing touches and to bring the facesinto stronger focus. Paula is from the same'family' as Leeza, meaning they were createdtogether from same paints, tools, and artisticdisposition. The orignal image was painted in a small 5x7'greeting card format, then digitally scanned for largerformat prints.