Why do we paint portraits?

Why do we paint portraits?

It’s a question that has always fascinated me.

I mean it makes perfect sense in the pre camera days when the only way to capture a likeness of a loved one was to whip out the art supplies, but these days? Just take a photo, surely?

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Watercolour portraits no 4 Snuggly Scarf- (Watercolour sketchbook 5"x 8")

 

While the camera’s technology can create the perfect image, there is nothing that can replace the very human connection that is so evid...