What makes a strong portrait? Stylistically, it's wide open to the viewer's taste and use in context. But what is the essence of a great artistic representation of a human being? I'm joined by Beka Smith to discuss personalities, eccentricity, warmth, the importance of how others perceive the subject and other variable factors to consider when creating a portrait.Beka is a London based portrait artist who's work has been seen in the BP Portrait Award and on Sky TV's Portrait Artist of the Year show. After an uncertain start, trying to work out a creative career path that felt right for her, she found her way into portrait art in an unconventional way, picking up some hilarious and touching stories en route.We discuss how she attains portrait commissions and the many, many things that a portrait artist has to go through!http://www.bekasmith.com/ - Beka's official sitehttps://twitter.com/BekaSmithArt - Beka on Twitterhttp://instagram.com/bekasmithart - Beka on Instagram