Portraits of an individual or a group can be with or without distinct backgrounds, in traditional poses or depicting its subject(s) engaged in an activity.  This activity can be real or imagined and/or it can reflect the subject’s interests, feelings, or mood.

A group portrait can reflect an activity that draws the subjects together with special meaning for the group.  For example, in this group portrait, the people, objects, and actual location are real.  The place in time is only a memory of days gone by.

The possibilities are limited only by the dreams and aspirations of the subjects and their interpretation by the artist.  For instance, the family in this group portrait chose their favorite activities and described their ultimate dream setting—the place shown exists only in the mind of the artist.