70 x 50 cm, painted in 2024, oil on cardboard. 

The painting was created as part of a series of portraits M.Virsis was trying his hand at. After it was finished, it called for play with perspective, and that’s how a rather interesting image was created, where the artist is holding a book for the portrait to read. 

The painting, due to it being painted on the cardboard backing, caused a problem for exhibiting – how can you hang something that cannot be drilled into without damaging it? In the summer of 2026, we managed to find a solution – picture frames. While they are not meant for hanging artwork for canva on cardboard images, it is the most convenient way to frame them.

Painting has been featured in the travelling exhibition “Fragments of Imagination” parts in: 

• Slampes Kulturas pils (2026 September – October)