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Kansas City based artist Ben Parks paints large scale portraits. And I mean large scale. There are works that can sometimes fill the wall of a room.

Seoul based artist Byung Jun Ko will paint your portrait if you send a photo and twenty dollars. I think it’s time he asked for more, he surely deserves it. See more work here.

Callie Fink is a California based self-taught mixed media artist, whose psychedelic, colourful, portrait work transcends dimensions, both seen and unseen.

Hanneke Hielkema is a portrait artist residing in the Netherlands. But take a closer look at her works. If you think you see animals “hidden” within the paintings, rest assured, your eyes are not deceiving you, animals are exactly what you’re seeing.

Steve Chellis is an Oakland, California, based contemporary and portrait artist. This work may not be everyone’s idea of a portrait, but doesn’t it still fully capture the character of its subject?

Thilo Vogel describes himself as a photographer, engineer, digital nomad, and rooftop tent camper. That’s quite the mix. But check out his portrait photography. He certainly has a way of bringing out his subject’s – in this case Fabian Freigeist – individuality. Am I right, or am I right?

Jeff Huang, also known as yellowjeff, is a Sydney based portrait artist. I think it’s fair to say that he really knows how to bring out the colours in his subjects. This work, titled “Sophie”, is a vivid example of the way he works.

If you’re drawn to artworks with bright colours, as I am, then you will enjoy the portrait paintings of Polish artist Marta Zawadzka, who is based in Warsaw. This work, titled “Alia”, gives you a pretty good idea of what to expect. See more paintings here.

Former graffiti tagger Lou Ros is a self taught Paris based portrait painter who is also influenced by the expressionist artists. See more portraits, and other works, here.

Adria Mercuri is a freelance illustrator, and visual artist, based in Brooklyn, New York. While many of her works are portraits, or likenesses, going by her portfolio, it looks like she also draws anything else that catches her eye.