A Portrait of A Portrait: Jean Berry's Work

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Jean Berry is a Charcoal Artist from Des Moines, Iowa. She gave this piece to me almost 25 years ago. I still hang it everywhere I live. I did a little editing in iPhoto. Enjoy!


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