Artist Domine Vescera Ragosta of Greenville, RI, loves to be surrounded by beauty - and to capture it on canvas, as seen here in Friends, an engaging, close-up look at life on a pond.

Ironically, Domine lost much of her eyesight several years ago, but that didn't dim her creative spirit or stop her from painting. Fortunately, she has regained much of her sight, and her work today is infused with a special vision.

Domine is a member of the Providence Art Club and her work is found at the Chabot Gallery on Federal Hill; Complements Gallery, Warwick; and the Courtyard Gallery, Mystic, CT.