I create the portraits directly from the model. Many of these portraits were done quickly in one or two sessions, where I tried not only to capture a likeness of the sitter from close observation of the features, but also to convey a sense of the model’s mood or personality.

Also, I have always been fascinated by other artists’s portrayals of themselves, and have done numerous self-portraits over the past few years, which are fun to look at in a series.