My sister was a very patient model. Here is another portrait painting I did when we were both teenagers. She is pensively sitting on the couch, looking out the window, cautiously wondering what is next.
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Portrait of Tara
![Portrait of Tara Groneman, a girl sitting with a dried leaf in her hands, acrylic on canvas, 1997](https://i0.wp.com/johnpelhamblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230613_170313-Edit-2-815x1024.jpg?resize=815%2C1024&ssl=1)
My Sister Ann at 19
![A painting of my sister Ann at 19, sitting in a black chair in white pants and blouse, with a cigarette and drink.](https://i0.wp.com/johnpelhamblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20161206_111729_31625214065_o-868x1024.jpg?resize=868%2C1024&ssl=1)
Portrait of Virginia Sanchez
![Portrait of a young woman in a wedding dress in all blue tones.](https://i0.wp.com/johnpelhamblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230505_164628-809x1024.jpg?resize=809%2C1024&ssl=1)
Virginia sewed this wedding dress herself.
Goblet & Portrait on Phone
![Still life with a green goblet and a portrait on a phone](https://i0.wp.com/johnpelhamblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Goblet-phone-March-9-2023-20.45.28-1024x768.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)