A young woman, the artist's daughter, poses with one hand on her head and the other on her waist. Her clothes are reminiscent of traditional middle-eastern garments, but more colorful. Her shirt is a simple turquoise garment folded over and tucked into a cloth, brown belt. Over it she wears a loose, quilted jacket with a multicolored diamond pattern: black, turquoise, purple, pink and salmon. Her shawl consists of many differnt complex patterns patched together. Her expression is cool and confident, perhaps distant.

The Model

1989 Oil on Canvas. 30" x 38"

Portrait of the Lourdes’ daughter, Elisa, dressed in a garment of the artist’s invention. The garment features the multicolor diamond pattern common to a few of her works and shows her interest in textile and pattern design. This interest would continue later in life, when she worked as a carpet designer.