Self Portrait with Red Tie "This large portrait is reflective

"This large portrait is reflective of the artist’s progression in portraiture

"Low angle makes the dock appear huge in this collage

"I want to show people that we are more than just slaves

curator for the 2002 Ottawa Art Gallery’s Trottier’s Self-Portraits exhibition said they were 'a means to investigate particular states of his own mind

It found its way when I added the collage piece with the numbers 123

Self Portrait with Red Tie "This large portrait is reflective1970 acrylic on paper 18 X 13 in. This piece is framed by the artists estate. Gerald Trottier was always seeking the inner meaning, the essence of his subjectseven when he was staring in a mirror, trying to evoke his own self portrait. What was behind that face, that person, symbol or scene? It was never what the surface revealed, but some deeper, hidden truth or emotion. "Gerald was well known for his portraiture and self portraits. Brenda Wallace,