"Portrait of Gordon"
Kerry Wright, 1969
Oils on canvas
60cm x 50cm (24in x 20in)
One of my early attempts at portraiture in oils on canvas. I was in my teens when I painted Gordon's portrait. I was very happy with the finished result, but I fear Gordon may not have been so enthusiastic. Certainly, he didn't appear too concerned with wanting to collect the finished product, which is why it's still in my possession. I painted several portraits of various friends around that time. As with Gordon, I've long since lost contact with them all, and subsequently don't have copies of the original portraits to post here. For unlike Gordon, all my other sitters were pleased to take their portraits with them. I suppose I should be grateful to Gordon for not wanting his portrait, for if he'd taken it, I wouldn't be able to post a copy here. Maybe some of my other sitters will see this post and allow me to photograph the portraits I painted of them back in the 1960s. So there's an invitation to Ian, Michael, Tony, Mark, Chris, et al. If you see this post and you still have the portrait in your keeping, contact me via this site and I'll post it for the world to see. I haven't seen Gordon in over 40 years. He was quite dashing back then, in the height of fashion with his Swinging-60s haircut and mutton-chop whiskers. (P.S., The love beads belonged to me)