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“Takesha is a portrait of a young woman, recently arrived from South Africa to attend college in the US. While teaching a visualization workshop with the university students, I noticed that she became intrigued by the illuminating qualities of light reflections on the water’s surface, and she inadvertently became the artistic subject.” More of the artist’s work can be seen at http://www.barbaratyroler.com.