Artist paints heart-warming portraits of cult pop culture figures, minus the irony
 

Artist paints heart-warming portraits of cult pop culture figures, minus the irony
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Fran Drescher. David Letterman. Ace Ventura (pet detective). Immortal figures of our time, oft seen as Tumblr GIFs, they deserve to be immortalised in adoring portraits.

Fortunately, Melbourne-based artist Jessirose Streker has already done it. She's behind a project called "Portraits i painted of inspirational figures from around thw world."*

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Yes, the spelling "thw" is intentional. "I just kept on typing it that way and it was easier. I guess I kept it because it suits the work," Streker told Mashable Australia. Read more...

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