Portraits

painting people

Portrait painting needs to be more than just a photo-type likeness.  As an artist you have to paint what people think the person looks like.

I always feel the true likeness lives partway between the actual physical face and what we think or feel about that person–like a filter halfway between us.  

Our inside perception of a person changes what we see with our eyes, so a true portrait needs to be a blend of the two.

Below you can see a selection of my more recent portrait commissions.