Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Self Portrait

Self Portrait 16 x 20 oil on canvas
I decided to create a self portrait because I thought it would be a good painting exercise. I never imagined it would be quite so difficult. It is interesting to really try to perceive ones self as others may see us. This is not something to which I usually give a lot of thought. I have wondered why during the course of most artist's lives they only do one or two self portraits (if any at all.) Now I think I understand. I will not do another self portrait for a long while... maybe when I am seventy!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

WOW!!! you are so talented that self portrait is awesome...I so wish I had the gift of drawing/sketching/painting...