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<v ->Do you wanna just tell us</v>

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about how this incredible portrait came into being?

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<v ->Yeah, I first saw Zaachariaha Fielding perform</v>

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with electric fields at Fair Day for Mardi Gras back in 2019

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and they just blew me away,

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one of the best live bands I've ever seen.

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And we kind of crossed paths a couple of times,

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I'm from Adelaide and had some mutual contacts

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and reached out to him to see whether he'd be interested

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in sitting for this portrait,

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and thankfully he said yes,

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and really honoured to have had that opportunity,

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'cause he's a really extraordinary musician

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who's really inspired me.

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So yeah, I hope that I sort of captured something of that

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in the painting.

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<v ->And is portraiture something that,</v>

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a genre that you normally work in?

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<v ->Yeah, I think it's my main passion.</v>

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Yeah, I'm just really interested in people

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and there's something about just getting to know someone

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and spending time with someone,

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and I guess trying to capture their essence in a painting

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that I find really rewarding,

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and particularly people who perform live on stage.

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You know, when they're creating something

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that's sort of ephemeral

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and just exists in that live environment.

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There's something I find very satisfying

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about trying to capture that energy.

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There's sort of permanence of an oil painting.

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(gentle music)