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Javier Peña, self-taught artist, talks to Artfinder about creating portraits of famous faces and his love of using colour in his paintings.
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#x27;I like to think that people can get to know me through the intensity and light in my works' - Javier Peña.
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10 Famous Faces: Artists' Self-Portraits - Kid Can Doodle
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Selves – Look At This!: An Introduction to Art Appreciation
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ART & ARTISTS: Artist's Self-Portraits - part 1
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ART & ARTISTS: Artist's Self-Portraits - part 5
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