Lately I've wanted to paint myself. By way of background, I hate seeing photos of myself. I'm always putting my hand in front of my face when someone tries to take a photo of me. And when I see the image, I think to myself, Is that how I look? Really??
So I have this idea that if I paint myself over and over, I'll overcome the disconnect I feel whenever I see a picture of myself. That's my theory anyway.
This weekend I worked on another self-portrait for my third Moleskine piece in my own book. Oddly, it started out kind of looking like me but the more I worked on it the more it ended up looking like an elderly woman that owned a card shop where I worked when I was about 13.
Taking Aya's cue (of photographing herself with her journal) I snapped a shot of me next to my self-portrait. The good news is I don't look like Mrs. Kinney--yet. The bad news is, I'm still not so good at doing my self-portrait. :)
9 comments:
How fun! Still very fun. Your SP looks more like me than it does like you.
I HATE looking myself!
I always want my self-portraits to look like I did when I was younger, but that's not very honest, I guess.
Yours is bright and colorful. Will you include a print of the photo in the pocket?
You look much younger in the photo than in the portrait.
I like the subtle colors in the portrait.
Thanks, Mary. I turn 50 this year, and I think it must be bothering me more than I imagined, given that I seemed to fixate on jowls and the neckline in this portrait. I like that about art and writing--you work through things that bother you under the surface. :)
Yes, I can include a print of the portrait in the pocket.
The photo of you with the portrait. To have them both together in real life.
I'm turning 65 this year--and having a lot of the same issues, I think, or similar ones.
Yay, I imagine from here on out there will be a coming-to-terms with age. Then you reach my mother's age (86) and all is well. Her inner beauty shines through and that's all we can see. :)
OK, so I will include copies of both the photo and the print. Great idea.
Oh my, your comment about a focus on jowls & neckline made me laugh! Did you ever read Nora Ephron's book "I Feel Bad About my Neck?" If you're good-humored about women's aging issues, it's a hoot.
Forget that stuff & look at the the fabulous eye in your self-portrait! Amazingly interesting & well-crafted, I find :-)
yes, the eye is wonderful.
SP's are difficult. I never get myself looking right either. Once I tried one of myself and I came out looking like the Donger from 16 Candles. DOH!
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