Alex Miller, aged 85, is a twice winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award. I met him about 15 years ago at a party hosted by a common friend. What stands out about Alex is how humorous and chatty he is. He likes my art and comes to my exhibitions, and I enjoy speaking to him about various topics. I went to visit his lovely home in Castlemaine and painted a few portraits of him.
For this painting my focus was on showing Alex in deep thought. The hand is the tool of every great writer, so I made that the centrepiece.
Darling Portrait Prize 2022 Highly Commended
Gift of the artist 2022
© Hong Fu
Hong Fu (1 portrait)
On one level The Companion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another it tells us about ourselves.
The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG (1921-2015). The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.
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