Working on my artwork has been a welcome distraction during this time of quarantine. It allows me to get away from the daily drumbeat of (mostly negative) news about the pandemic and focus on something positive. This piece is one of a 3-part series inspired by my nephew Max Richardson (Yale 2020) and all the high school and college Seniors who are missing out on their commencement ceremonies and other celebrations honoring their graduations. Like all of us, their lives will be forever changed by this experience and the disruptions that it has caused. I am just grateful that my family and I are healthy and that I have the ability to do something I enjoy as we navigate these crazy times we are living through.