Alfred has just completed this portrait of JW. It is a superb likeness, showing him with a mirthful, benign Buddha expression on his face and that characteristic angle his head assumes whenever he says something like "Ah, that's wonderful, I understand EXACTLY what you are saying".
Fredek has been painting some excellent portraits lately, like "Suwalsczyzna" which is part of his evening twilight series of scenes from the Suwałki region, land of lost Baltic tribes and Old Believers.
In fact, that landscape is very similar to north-central Alberta, and for a glimpse into that mysterious world and its inhabitants I recommend you read the following book:
Midnight Twilight Tourist Zone by Sharon Riis. Douglas & McIntyre, 1989.
"What would be the point in endlessly asking those unanswerable questions?"
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