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Friday, April 14, 2023

‘He’s much more cheery than that’: a son’s self-portrait, painted in secret

In our series on artworks in Australian homes, Kylie Needham shows us the surprisingly restrained self-portrait her son painted at age 12

Five years ago, author Kylie Needham was given a surprise birthday present by her then 12-year-old son Joe. The oil on canvas self-portrait had been created in secret in her husband’s studio.

“I was so proud of it, but I could see he was really proud of himself too,” says Needham.

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