Fairfield Porter b.1907 - 1975

I love his landscapes, but when I was flipping through his monograph at my mother-in-law's I saw a lot of compelling portraits. I'm convinced that paintings of people (in one's own surroundings and life) are always relevant and avoid trendy-ness - it's just an expression of who we are where we are. When you're a painter, it's what you do.