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Attractive young female artist is holding paint brushes and watercolor paints, looking at camera and sitting in her studio

Dallas-based artist Alexis Franklin considers her digital renderings a reinvention of the expected. “I’ve always seen the world through a filter that brings vibrance and excitement to things most people wouldn’t notice, and that’s something that I really want to have come across in my work,” she says of her expressive paintings. Through facial expressions, gestures, and color, each work highlights the nuances of the subjects’ experience, personality, and mood. A church videographer by day…

Liz Y Ahmet is a UK-based, self-taught artist who creates portraits of women from hundreds of scribbled lines. What looks chaotic and even a little bit messy at first glance, with the talented hands and creative mind of this contemporary artist, emerges into perfectly detailed, expressive, and dynamic portraits. It's amazing how looping and scattered lines we used to draw as children can convey such strong emotions.

The ultimate selfie...

Jenny Saville speaks with Nicholas Cullinan, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, about her latest self-portrait, her studio practice, and the historical painters to whom she continually returns.

Finalist Doug Moran 1994 Portrait Prize. Australia

...by Christina Sealey Christina Sealey is a full-time artist working professionally in Hamilton since 1999.

Ben Lustenhouwer shows his portrait painting techniques, using some basics that are really important to a good portrait in oil.

Nick Fancher is an editorial, music, and commercial photographer that specializes in dramatic lighting, bold colors, and experimental, in-camera techniques. He frequently travels between Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio, though he is available for commissions worldwide.