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    Most of the portraits I create start with a brief encounter — a moment when I cross paths with someone who catches my attention. These are not commissions; they are glimpses of people whose faces linger long after they have disappeared into the crowd.

    This is a photo of a framed print entitled 'Mickey' hanging on a white wall between two windows. The print measures 55 x 55 cm. It is a colourful, deconstructed, cartoon-style image of a face against a grey background, in a lavender frame.
    Mickey – fine art print on canvas – 55×55 cm

    I recognise a familiar disconnection in the way they carry themselves — a solitude that persists even when they’re with other people. It is their facial expressions that trigger me. The reality of illness or inner struggle is etched into their faces, visible for a brief moment to a passing stranger.

    Abstract digital artwork titled "Rokende Man Een". The image shows a stylized, surreal figure of a man smoking a cigarette. His face is composed of exaggerated, brightly colored geometric shapes in electric blue, pink, and yellow. He has two uneven eyes with black pupils, mint green eyelids, and a pointed blue hat or hair shape. One hand holds a lit cigarette, with smoke rising in blue puffs. His other hand rests on a large pink oval belly. The background is split diagonally with hot pink on the left and bright yellow on the right. The style is bold and playful, resembling modernist or cubist influences, with a cartoon-like simplicity and vibrant contrast.
    Rokende man 1 – fine art print on canvas

    These portraits capture the fleeting vulnerability of awkward expressions, subtle gestures, and confused gazes. I recognise their essence: pure, vulnerable and somewhat lost. In that sense, these are portraits of all of us.

    Ingmar