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Just like the man, a bit like the dog and an imaginary hare  

 91.5cm x 76cm
oil on canvas

 Duncan has an excellent head which I had an idea to paint. He did not have much time to spare so the head was painted quickly from direct observation in less than three hours. I also sketched the body quickly. His shape is very similar to my own so I used myself as a model to finish the body. He was horrified that his identity had been defiled with my torso. My dog Bill was very pleased because I romanticized and made him look much better than he actually does. Hares are usually passing at speed when I see them so this one was painted from memory. From the outset I was fascinated with the fact that painted images are on a sliding scale from accurate, objective observations to romanticised memories and I wanted to combine the extremes in one painting.

 ©  2008 Tom Brown Painting in Spain  established 2005