While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Pointillism is a painting technique in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.
• Betty Acquah is an artist from Ghana who uses pointillism in her work.
• “By extending dabs of color in the subject matter into the background and vice-versa, an illusion of movement is created,” she says about pointillism.
• Her work often portrays Ghanaian women, whom she sees as the “unsung heroines of the Ghanaian Republic.”
• Her pointillist painting “Exquisite” (2016) features five dancing women twirling their skirts.