When I was eight, I drew detailed portraits of each of my family members with a brand spanking deck of Derwent pencils. I put up my masterpieces on the wall of my room and forced everyone who crossed the threshold of our front door to come up and praise my abilities, demanding 50 cents per person for the privilege of this experience. Pretty steep I know, but those Lipsmackers weren't going to buy themselves.
While unfortunately for everyone my pop-up gallery has long since closed its doors, the only portrait exhibition you need to worry about right now is 69 Smith Street Gallery's Likeness 3.
The third of its kind in the annual portraiture exhibition out of this artist-run space, Likeness challenges each artist to consider the process behind painting the portrait in both the development of the idea and also the production of the image.
The exhibition runs from July 3–21, and opening drinks will be held from 4pm on July 6. We have it on good authority that wine and cheese will be there. Which means you should also be there.