MURRAY — Heather Olsen said she grew up admiring her older sister, who has worked as a nurse for over a decade.
So when the COVID-19 pandemic reached Utah and the rest of the country last year, she couldn't shake the image of her sister from her mind as she came across updates on the coronavirus.
"Basically, when I watched the news I saw all the health care workers. I saw her," Olsen said, reflecting on the earliest days of the pandemic. "Just how tired they were, exhausted. And I remembered all the times she came home exhausted."
As the pandemic lingered, Olsen, who is a Utah artist, wanted to do whatever she could to honor the many front-line health care workers who helped patients, especially during times when not very much was known about COVID-19. She also spoke with her sister, who suggested that she paint health care workers.