Portraiture has always been an important part of my practice. Rather than pursuing realism, I’m interested in expressive lines, unexpected colours and the emotional presence of a face. These portraits move between observation and interpretation, often using fluorescent pigments, coloured paper and loose, painterly marks.

Portraits of Italian trans femme performer and drag artist Gloria Gandolfini, drawn during a Naked on Wednesday session at Polo Artistico MUTA in Rome.