National Portrait Gallery, London Freud was a master painter, but his drawings ranged from ordinary to awful. Guess which aspect of his work this show focuses on? National Portrait Gallery, London Freud was a master painter, but his drawings ranged from ordinary to awful. Guess which aspect of his work this show focuses on? I f painting is a fast car, drawing is more like taking the bus. At least that’s how it felt to me, puttering along on the 27 to Paddington that is the National Portrait