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Four years ago, one of my first instructors in painting told me, “If you find something you’re good at painting, you should paint it.” While some painters may interpret that information as limiting, I found it to be exactly what I needed to hear as I struggled for inspiration in my work. Prior to receiving this bit of advice, I had tried painting landscapes, animals, and even dabbled in abstract pieces, but it was not until I discovered my talent for oil-based portrait painting that I knew the direction in which to take my thesis. I was drawn to portraiture’s ability to capture and evoke emotion through the artist’s unique rendering of the human face.