Nahui Olin’s self portraits seem to counterbalance the sense of public interaction and flirtatiousness that pervade her other paintings. For example, the self portrait at the port of Veracruz depicts the artist by herself at a point, gazing almost despondently at the portrait’s observer. The brightness of the facial expression has all but vanished, and shadows underneath the eyes give the impression of tear tracks. The wide green eyes ... (http://faculty.hope.edu/andre/artistPages/olin_bio.html)