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Duke and Lume
052024–2026

Personae

Personae gathers portraits of character — faces met, imagined or remembered. Each is a study in presence: the way a person insists on being exactly themselves.

5 works

A close photorealistic portrait of a Black woman with eyes closed and a gold nose ring, her face painted with an African savanna sunset — a lone acacia tree, the low sun and banded orange light.
A face is the last thing to surrender.
A photorealistic portrait of an elderly woman with voluminous lilac-grey curls, large rose-tinted round sunglasses, red lipstick and statement jewellery, resting her chin on ringed fingers against a deep teal background.
Grande Dame2024
A photorealistic portrait of a green-eyed woman whose face is painted with a blue-and-gold Mediterranean landscape — cypress trees, a golden temple and a crescent moon — with gilded lips.
Arcadia2025
A glossy sculptural figure of an elegant faceless woman in a wide-brimmed hat and a flowing teal-and-bronze gown, standing in a marble niche.
The Muse2025
An old-master style oil portrait of a woman in profile with lowered eyes, wearing an ornate amber-and-bronze headdress and a ribbed armoured collar, against a dark background.
The Empress2025
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