{"id":135922,"date":"2023-04-15T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T00:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hes-much-more-cheery-than-that-a-sons-self-portrait-painted-in-secret\/"},"modified":"2023-04-15T07:35:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T00:35:40","slug":"hes-much-more-cheery-than-that-a-sons-self-portrait-painted-in-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hes-much-more-cheery-than-that-a-sons-self-portrait-painted-in-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He\u2019s much more cheery than that\u2019: a son\u2019s self-portrait, painted in secret"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIn our series on artworks in Australian homes, Kylie Needham shows us the surprisingly restrained self-portrait her son painted at age 12Read more Wall Stories hereGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFive years ago, author Kylie Needham was given a surprise birthday present by her then 12-year-old son Joe. The oil on canvas self-portrait had been created in secret in her husband\u2019s studio.\u201cI was so proud of it, but I could see he was really proud of himself too,\u201d says Needham. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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