Hvala Ti

10 in x 20 in, 3

/2025

A gifted technician in my laboratory left the lab to start medical school. Her personal story is remarkable - the daughter of immigrants whose sister overcame lymphoma and who personally perservered to get accepted to med school. A wonderful person to work with, she identifies very strongly with her Bosnian roots. I decided to paint the Bosnian flag for her to thank her for all she's contributed to our research mission. Instead of leaving the blue and yellow just individual hues, I tried to contribute my "style" to the work by adding geometric shapes and multiple hues of each color. The canvas conforms to the official length by height ratio (2-to-1) of the flag. I hope that she is pleased with the final product. "Hvala Ti" means "Thank You" in Bosnian.