Portrait painting is a fascinating profession. You work with so many different people from every walk of life (Royalty, Presidents and Plumbers!) and in so many different parts of the world.

I drew as a child and I suppose aged about twelve, became conscious that I was already on the portraiture road.  Since then I have continued without break, painting, doing commissions but always tempering this with work which is self-generated and non-commissioned. The latter are my 'pickups' - faces I see and pounce on to sit for me. It's an exciting, enriching business.

I have set up this gallery for you of some of my paintings and loosely categorised them below:

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Email: junemendoza@freeuk.com

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