My Surroundings

Euan, Year 11

  • Painting
  • Oil on paper
  • 8100(w) 1020(h) 2(d) mm

This is a portrait of my mother Polly. I looked into micro-expressions in the face, which can hold minute emotions. After taking a series of photographs of various family members, I decided to paint this one, which seems to express a notion of doubt or perhaps disdain.