On my first day at the Evanston Art Center, I wandered through the ground level gallery
space, observing the various pieces created by faculty members. I enjoyed a sense of
connection with a variety of the exhibited works, but what spoke to me the most was a large
work in colored pencil by Elizabeth Wilson entitled ‘Portrait of a Tiger’. Placed strikingly against
a matte black background, the cat stands poised, confident, and thoughtful. His striking green
and yellow eyes met mine directly, and I became aware of a subtle physiological response that