Portraits have been the mort important subject since I started painting, and the most challenging.

Great portraits go beyond mere likeness and evoke the actual presence of the person, and that’s why people have portraits done of the ones they love and admire. A painting needn’t be photographic, and the essence of a person can’t be captured in the snap of the shutter. But in sitting with the subject and watching the changing expressions on the subject’s face as I work, a bit of the essence starts to emerge on the canvas... that’s what I’m seeking, and that’s what portraiture is about.