Portraiture has evolved for me over the years. Figurative work was once contractual for me. My obligation was to create a reasonable likeness. Physical representation mattered most. The challenge was straightforward. The mystery of the inner life is now a critical part of the challenge. We matter. Humanity matters. The illumination of one soul is the reveal of all humanity. This is the call of the wild, the call of the essential.
-James Michalopoulos