QUEEN OF DIAMONDS, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in. / 91.44 x 60.96 cm.

QUEEN OF DIAMONDS, Mary Wertsch, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in. / 91.44 x 60.96 cm.

This Bengal tigress is my Queen of Diamonds, proud, fierce, and magical, with the embroidered butterflies on her headdress taking flight like her hopes and aspirations.