Ingrid van Amsterdam 
Miss Universe, 2012
acrylic on board
40 x 60 x 2 cm

A self portrait inspired by my time as a show dancer with Ballet Penney de Jager in the Netherlands in the early ’80s. An old-fashioned apple corer with wooden handle sits at the bottom of the painting. The colours represent the multi-faceted elements of my personality, with the gold elevating from the surface in relief peaks where the paint was mixed with modelling paste and 3D gloss. The eyes in this portait follow you around the room!