Christy, thank you! I really appreciate your comments. It's true that the portrait has a personal meaning but it was my hope that it would say something to people in general and not just be obtuse, or worse, meaningless. The things you see it in are things I wasn't thinking of consciously, but now that you mention them, I can see how they can fit. It's so interesting to hear about unintentional meanings because, in a way, this portrait is not just of my brother, but also of universal feelings and life experiences that I'm trying to express through my painting of him. I suppose all portraits are like that to varying degrees.
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