Tariq Ali in his study

By Fionn Wilson 2017

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Dimensions
50 x 40

Part of a series of three portraits I'm painting of writer and activist Tariq Ali. Acrylic on canvas.

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Marilyn (angel of light)

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Self portrait

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Portrait of Stevie Smith

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