A portrait is a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person or object. Portraits are often simple "head shots" or "mug shots" and are not usually overly elaborate. The intent is to show the basic appearance of the person or object, and occasionally some artistic insight into his or her personality (if a person) - character, status, the place and time they lived, the environment in which they live or simply showing beauty. We specialise exclusively in Oil Painting Portrait and Custom Oil Painting. Artists over the years have created many portraits to express their feelings about themselves in self-portraits.
Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to depict the visual appearance of the subject, mostly a person, whereas the portrait is expected to show the essence of the subject. The term 'portrait painting' can also describe a painted portrait. Portrait painting has a long history as an artform.