This oil painting is of my sister, Sally, undergoing treatment for cancer, having lost her crowning glory. I collected, combed and literally applied her hair to the canvas so it became deep rooted and united with her portrait. Sally’s baldness is juxtaposed with decoration, a colourful scarf and make up, to accentuate her eyes and where her eyebrows and eyelashes once were. Although my painting is an attempt to connect with and process our feelings of fear, attachment and loss, the top left of my composition includes an abstract canvas of vibrancy and positivity.