The Artist Magazine

Face to face

have always been drawn to sketching and painting faces. As a child, it was what ignited my love of art, drawing football players and music stars to sell to friends in the playground. As my career developed, I experimented with still life and landscape, but returning to portrait painting has enabled me to push my skills further than ever before and create a signature style focused on strong light and shadow. Capturing people’s personalities, and often something more intangible, is what really brings a portrait to life. Ensuring you do a portrait justice can be daunting, especially if you’re new to the genre,

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