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The Fado Portraits Gallery is created by artist, James Huntley. These portraits are made using purely traditional art media or digital imagery. Portuguese Fado is a music term describing the sense of longing people experience often for that which cannot always be named. These portraits are the narratives of that longing. The works often engage the psychology of the people portrayed.

James Huntley is an artist that specializes in a variety of media, including traditional and digital. Working with mixed media, he has travelled the world and the US. His work is influenced by the places he has seen and people he has met along the way. A sense of longing (strongly referencing the Portugese idea of "fado") dominates the expression that comes through the work. "Journeys can be a seductive process. A travel experience can quickly become an old friend that always beckons for more. A short road trip or a flight across oceans can encourage experimentation. Conversations with strangers can evolve into frank truths and the ability to reinvent. Old baggage can be left at the door. Inhibition can slide away and fear of the...