Maggie Beer Instagram – “Recently I was given the great honour of having a portrait commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Given three artists to choose from, I chose Del Katherine Barton where her magical portraits are a collection of objects close to the heart of the sitter and the whimsy; the fantasy, the vibrancy and incredible detail all come together where the portrait indeed becomes more than the sum of the parts. To see this larger than life painting hanging on this huge wall of the Gallery truly took my breath away.” – Maggie Beer