Mrs. Jackalope [View all]

If, as I believe, the goal of a portrait is to reveal the subject's character and inner landscape, I have to count this as the most successful portrait I have ever made. The photo was taken just a few days ago, and shows Mrs. Jackalope as she enters the final stage of ovarian cancer. She is completely at peace; her serenity, dignity, grace, awareness, wisdom and humour are clear. Her eyes hold no fear.

We are standing together, hand in hand on the bank of the river Styx. In the distance I can see the ferryman's light approaching. The scent of love fills the air.