The sitter looks directly at the viewer. We see his head and shoulders. He wears an open neck dark blue shirt over a dark blue t-shirt. The background is a slightly lighter shade of blue-grey.

Comhghall Casey, Self Portrait, 2018. © Comhghall Casey.Credit

Comhghall Casey

Self Portrait, 2018

Oil on canvas, 40 x 36 cm

This self-portrait is part of an ongoing series. Comhghall has completed at least one painted self-portrait every year since he was in his early teens. The series records some of the physical and mental processes of aging and the changing technical abilities and artistic inclinations of the artist.

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