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![a white woman holding a paint brush and a bottle of paint with mermaids swimming behind her, painted in bright colors and bold strokes](/images/2018/2018Nita.jpg)
Nita Shapiro
2018
acrylic on canvas
30 x 24 inches
I paint artists now and again, but not often artists at work like Nita. This portrait of a ceramicist shaping a vase is my first ever painting of an artist at work. To see the making of Nita’s portrait, check out this video.
![painterly portrait of a woman](/images/2018/2018NitaDnita.jpg)
![mermaid face, artwork](/images/2018/2018NitaDmermaid.jpg)