Judgement (self portrait)
This portrait shows me in my studio, returning ‘the gaze’. Exhibited and sold at the Royal Portrait Society annual open exhibition 2022.
Painted from life, except for the main figure, I recorded the whole process in stages, some livestream, some edited, available as a playlist on my YouTube channel:
I am delighted that Judgement is now in the collection of a couple of eminent feminist academics. Since painting it, I have formulated a more coherent opinion on what it was that was making me feel judged:
Extreme joy!
I met so many wonderful artists at this show, and hope to be successful getting in again one day. This is one of my favourite photos, with the incredible artist who I’m honoured to call a friend, Curtis Holder. Holder also had a portrait accepted that year, and every year since.
Hopefully also it gives you a sense of the size of the painting.