V. is now 2 years old, but this is how she looked as a newborn. The reference photo shows her sleeping on Daddy's white T-shirt. At the time I saw the picture, I was looking for inspiration for the annual "Venus Envy" exhibit. In the past, I've used the ideas in Botticelli's "Birth of Venus". Seeing the folds in that T-shirt reminded me of the ripples in Venus' sea shell, and looking at V.'s sleeping pose made me wonder about her dreams. Dreams. "Beautiful Dreamer." The title was born, the background derived from images in that old song. (detail of the drawing/ graphite on rag paper)- gloria