In her portraits, Neel strived to portray more than her subject’s mere physicality, but their inner life as well. In her words: “I become the person for a couple of hours, so when they leave and I am finished… I have no self.” [http://blog.lalouver.com/post/41725500026/celebrating-painter-alice-neel-who-was-born-on#.WqaROYXBdWb]