Portraiture Gallery
As the great Russian artist Il’ya Repin said, ‘If you can’t paint a portrait you can’t paint at all’! People are what life is all about. As we move through life we experience and interact with people at all levels of our consciousness. As artists we are rarely challenged to formalize that in a sketch or a painting. ‘Whenever we are, we are forced to look, not just see’ says Hagan. He continues ‘this discipline is the hardest of all in its exactness and demands and will drive you mad if that is all you have to do’. For this artist however to wander into portraiture is a welcomed digression.