When Daniff Gomes transitioned from pencils to oil painting in 2022, he became captivated by the medium’s ability to evoke mood and its capacity for intricate detail. As a realistic portrait artist, Gomes strives to represent people who look like him, using the richness of oil paint to do so in a fresh and compelling way. His work is part of a quiet revolution - an effort to broaden the narrow definition of who is deemed "beautiful enough to paint." As he puts it, "Simply put, I want to paint people who look like me, because I don't see it often enough."