. . "to the intangible. ???Each sitter comes with a unique personal story, and it is the combination of the medium???s subtle flexibility and the wonderful opportunity to connect with people that has led me to pursue portrait painting as my primary focus,??? she says. ???I look to artists such as Sargent, Vel??zquez, Zorn, Sorolla, Rubens, Van Dyck, and Degas as inspirations to naturalistic paths of ex" . .