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The painting of my father was a labour of love, in that it was a painting that was difficult but I was determined to finish. It is a painting with a lot of anquish in it, as it was uncertain at the time of painting whether my dad would survive the surgery he had gone through….at the time of painting I can only describe him as having an aura that was quite amazing. It was between acceptance,fight and weariness. In this painting the paint has been applied thickly and I am still interested in the application of the paint and interested in how Frank Auerberach applies his paint. My dad is on a road to recovery now. As Lucian Freud said ‘I think a great portrait has to do with the way it is approached…it is to do with the intensity of the regard and the focus of the specific. I need to produce a lot more work, now that the degree auction is finished. Ive reached the point where I am wondering where my work is going.I seem to spend my last three years feeling stuck at times, having a panic, them moving forwards.