I painted truth, not flattery.
Light revealed everything — age, doubt, humanity.
Shadows told the rest.

Success came early.
Loss came often.
I painted through both.

I returned to my own face again and again.
Not vanity — investigation.
Who I was, who I became, who I feared.

Fortune faded. Reputation wavered.
The work deepened.
Paint grew heavier. Emotion clearer.

This profile is curated in tribute — to honesty, resilience, and the courage to see oneself without disguise.

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