Dickson said: “In the case of Seema you are painting for hundreds of people. It is very much for all the victims of the post office scandal.
“So that has to get into the process somehow but you can’t paint that entire story that is impossible.
“So I put stuff on and then covered it up and told the story… but you won’t see the whole story in the picture – it’s under layers – there’s all sorts of stuff behind.
“That’s the only way I could approach it.”
All of the portraits from this series will be on display at a free exhibition at The Loading Bay in Bradford from Friday 1 May.
Once that’s finished, Dickson is hoping to look for venues in the south to exhibit the portrait.