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Spring Flowers
by Jonathan Espenan, Class of 2021, Long School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio and incoming resident in UTHSA Psychiatry Residency
Program; Gabree Torres, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Therapist at UT Mental Health Transitional Care Clinic

Inspiration: We both really enjoy the beauty of flowers and had an idea that doing smaller-sized paintings would be fun. We each did three
4" by 4" acrylic paintings to make a series together. We paint because it is fun, it helps us to relax and when we paint, we connect with beau-
tiful things. We use our experience with art to help our patients find meaningful things in their lives.

Lilac-Breasted Roller, oil paint on 4”X4” wood panel
by Paula Lorena Pérez, Class of 2022, Long School of Medicine,
UT Health San Antonio

I am interested in pediatric hematology-oncology and palliative
care. Born in Laredo and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, I be-
came interested in art through the native ecosystems of South
Texas at a very young age. Throughout schooling, I held a strong
passion for medicine and further continued studies in biology,
chemistry and art at St. Mary's University. I now find art through
my anatomy studies, particularly in the cadaver lab, and con-
tinue to paint in my spare time as an expressive outlet.

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