Why choose a hand-painted portrait?

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A hand-painted portrait an original artwork made slowly, using traditional materials and time.

Is the manual process most enjoyable for the artist or the buyer?​

A hand-painted portrait is a slow encounter. It begins with the artist's time, but it doesn't end there.

The manual process leaves traces - hesitation, pressure, correction - that belong as mush to the viewer as to the maker.

Perhaps the pleasure is not owned by one side  only, but shared quietly, in the finished work.