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FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Painting people is very much like acting. You look at the face and body and try to capture them so that the person inside is revealed. In acting, you can either find the feelings first and then let those feelings inform the way you move, the way you sound, and your facial expressions, or you can get the voice, body language, and expression first. If you get them right the emotion will be exposed. I always feel more connected when I do the latter. That may be why painting people feels natural to me.