Every painted portrait represents a struggle to understand the relationship between the self, whether that self is of the artist or the viewer of the painting, and another individual human being. A need to interrogate the extent to which we can know the mind or the sense of being of another person. To settle once and for all the extent to which a painted portrait can represent the interiority of the sitter, the projected sense of self of the artist, or indeed that of the viewer who is the indispensable third actor in the drama of portraiture.
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Self portrait
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Price list for portraits
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To commission a portrait
Please contact me on karenbirt@gmail.com or 07768 506004.