This image is one of a series I painted earlier this year, following a morning stroll in the Perth CBD with my camera. I was enjoying the play of light on these perfect strangers, and the isolation of each human being amongst the crowds. The image has a worn, familiar feel, with the canvas being sanded around the edges [and sometimes on the front surface of the painting]; after painting them, I always feel like I know these people better, and they become friends, in a way.