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Saturday 11 February 2012

'Katie' acrylic on board

I really enjoyed painting this one. I wonder if the closer I am to the subject, the better the portrait. Certainly, the best portraits I have done seem to be a result of having some sort of connection with the subject. Katie for instance is a good friend of mine and I think that comes across in the piece. The last time I painted her, she was weilding a chainsaw! This is a relatively small work and created in much less time than some of my pieces which take a few months to paint.
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