And ‘a cow’s purpose’

“Missing’’ (oil painting), by Lucy Yan, in the “Emerging Voices” show at the Copley Society of Art, Boston, through Oct 5.

The gallery says that “Yan switched careers from engineering to full time oil painting following the death of her artist grandfather (爷爷). Engaging classical realism and impressionism techniques, she reveals intimate contemplations with viewers: grief, queer love, a cow’s purpose….’’