His portraits capture the character and personality of his sitters; partly because he chose to paint people he knew or cared about but also because he took his time over the paintings with his subjects sitting for months on end. He would constantly mix and remix the paint for the skin tones to ensure that no one colour would dominate the painting.
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I love the famous images of 'Big Sue' but my absolute favourites have to be of the artist himself - striking and captivating.
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Definitely worth a visit.
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