A woman, head and shoulders leaning back slightly from the photo, in an exposed landscape. She has deep set, thoughtful eyes, deep pouches underneath them. Frizzy, natural, wiry hair, a crooked smile, lips together. She has a careworn demeanour, and there is a lack of artifice about her. She wears a sleeveless floral shift with a loose, open neckline, her upper arms just visible in frame.
The exterior light has an intensity which is hazy and the blurry background looks like the dimpled surface of the ocean behind her. With no other identifying landmarks, save the horizon, a smudged darker line. There is a weathered weariness to her expression, yet it is calm, warm and welcoming at the same time. She looks worn out, yet not defeated, perhaps rueful, not bitter. Fully present and at home in the environment where she stands.
