1974, aged 16 Paul Hutchinson
acrylic on paper
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Painted very shortly after I arrived in NZ with my parents from England in 1974. It was my first somewhat crude attempt at painting a self portrait. I had been encouraged to paint from early childhood by my father who painted scenic watercolours. Possibly under his influence I had always painted landscapes and felt I was "no good" at faces. It occurs to me now, looking back, that this has been a lifelong obsession with me. I still feel that I am no good at faces and so it is a continual challenge and struggle to get it right. |
| 1974 - 1983 | 1984 - 1993 | 1994 - 2003 | 2004 - 2014 |
email Paul at PJHpainter @ gmail.com (remove the spaces)