An interesting portrait reworked many times and dated three times on the back by internationally exhibited and collected Portuguese-American artist Joao de Brito. His en plain air and portrait works are influenced by French fauvists and California impressionists. He is known for his use of vibrant colors with multiple layers of oil on canvas that elicit light, life, and lively energy. Artist's personal statement: Having lived in many different places one can only return as a new entity As an artist, I try to explore aspects of identity, roots and origins, place and displacement, crossings and wanderings, new surroundings, and ever-changing reality and how these experiences inform and transform the person and the self that ultimately help me to find my artistic expression on the canvas and other creative materials.