The first time I became aware of Dolly Parton, I was a young child. She was performing on TV, and my mom told me that I needed to come into the living room and see this woman singing who was named Dolly. I loved playing with my dolls more than anything, and the thought of someone named Dolly seemed too good to be true. I thought my mom was teasing me! I eventually went to see what the fuss was about. Dolly Parton struck me. I thought that she was incredibly beautiful, and it was the first time tears came to my eyes while listening to someone sing: her voice was so fragile, tender, vulnerable, unique, and strong. This page features several paintings I have made that have paid homage to Dolly Parton. All of the works explore scale and composition. I will explain for anyone fortunate enough to see Dolly Parton perform like me, one thing you will notice is how petite she is. Yet, in films, her characters often have a sense of scale, and she has a powerful presence on screen. I have realized that has a lot to do with camera angles. To that end, I have referenced films and often have to pictorially "invent" or extend the surrounding areas of the implied space of the film's composition.