In my work with people, the focus is not on portrait or identity, but on posture and presence.
Figures are part of the space they inhabit.

pastelpainting of a girl playing piano
pastelpainting of a portrait of an older man
pastelpainting of a Peruvian woman sitting on the floor pealing potatoes in the Andes
pastelpainting of a Peruvian man playing the drum
pastelpainting of 2 girls eating an icecream and making a selfie