This painting is a depiction of a woman in her young seventies who I met while traveling in Avignon. She approached my friends and I while we were sketching, and quickly began recounting stories about when she was our age. We graciously soaked up her giggles as she shared her youthful dreams of becoming a ballerina, and dancing in front of venetian aristocracy. Her touchpoint was light and brief, but often times, I remember her sweet voice and softe perfume when I'm frolicking around in my teenage girlieness.
