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As part of my collaboration with Sam Hewitt on the subject of sins and virtues, I have painted my daughter, with her cat Wolfgang for the virtue of ‘kindness’

Kindness is the ultimate social lubricant. Tenderness and concern for others and the world at large is highly prized, in a study of 37 cultures around the world, 16000 subjects were asked about their most desired traits in a mate. For both sexes, the first preference was kindness (the second was intelligence)

Unlike many of the other virtues, kindness appears innate. The adult world of cruelty and egotism makes little sense to a child. It is only with age that we become hardened to the self-centered behaviour of others, and as a result begin to repress the kindness which we produced so readily as children.

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A little video to give you a taste of the Congregation launch party.

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I’m pleased to announce that Congregation will be open to the public from 10:30am on Monday 4th May.

I look forward to seeing you there.

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A painting of Gilly, being patient with Edie, while playing with Donald Ducks.

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Chastity is a pretty unpopular virtue. Outside of the seminary, there are few humans who choose the role of sexual abstinence. Though I’m told it’s popular these days amongst a certain subset of American teenagers.

I have painted Morrissey, who up until quite recently, publicly at least, claimed to lead a chaste life: “I’m just simply inches away from a monastery,” he once quipped.

Once again the silver paint has freaked out my camera – I shall have to invest in a polarizing filter…

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