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\t\t\t\tTuesday, October 30th, 2018<\/span> | Posted by brad<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n

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Artist makes semi-finals<\/h1>\n

INVERLOCH artist John Mutsaers was a semi-finalist in the richest portrait prize in the southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n

His oil painting of his son was among the 100 works to make the semi-finals of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize from 1100 portraits entered from across Australia.<\/p>\n

He was hoping to make the final 30 but that was not to be this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have really loved to have made the final 30 because that means you get published in the final book and the exhibition goes around Australia and that\u2019s valuable for me,\u201d Mr Mutsaers said.<\/p>\n

First prize is $150,000 and is exhibited permanently as part of the Moran Arts Foundation Collection.<\/p>\n

Mr Mutsaers\u2019 entry Michael-John<\/em> depicted his son Michael-John Mutsaers on a tall canvas, 175cm high by one metre wide.<\/p>\n

Mr Mutsaers was a semi-finalist in the 2016 Doug Moran Portrait Prize with a portrait of his student and this year is the fourth time he has entered.<\/p>\n

His latest work depicts his son standing in a meadow with his shoes off, showing Michael-John as grounded and also his love of shoes. By looking down, the pose shows he\u2019s reflective and that\u2019s why family and friends turn to him for advice.<\/p>\n

\u201cPainting my son Michael-John gave me the time and opportunity to spent more time with him, not only as artist and sitter, but also father and son,\u201d Mr Mutsaers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMike\u2019s intelligence, humor and insightfulness simply emanate from him. He has travelled on a reflective journey through difficult times in his life, arriving here with profound confidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike the painters in my Dutch heritage, I too like to paint narrative. I chose to place Mike barefoot in a lush green landscape to represent his new found grounding. He stands tall, feet firmly placed. I have endeavored to capture in Mike\u2019s expression his strength and insightfulness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The work is done in a realist impressionist style.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are parts that are quite loose and there are parts that are a little bit tighter because they needed it,\u201d Mr Mutsaers said.<\/p>\n

The most important part of a painting, Mr Mutsaers said, is the narrative \u2013 what viewers read into it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m quite happy for people to walk away with the wrong idea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize is held at Juniper Hall, Sydney, New South Wales.<\/p>\n

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Artist\u2019s perception: John Mutsaer\u2019s entry in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Michael-John. Photo: Drift Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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