Picture This
Eight reasons not to settle for ordinary kids' portraits
By Louisa Kamps
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Christine Shields portrait
Christine Shields
 
Before she starts a painting, San Francisco portraitist Christine Shields interviews parents to "pick up clues" about her subjects. Then she turns to photographs for inspiration. Shields figures out what aspect of the child's nature she wants to convey; she'll often have a beloved animal symbolically come to life in the portrait. The results are a compelling blend of strange and lovely, evoking both folk art and fairy tales.

Shields's portraits cost $500 and up at Christine Shields.
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