Argh, a week of selfies.
What don’t I like about this challenge? Realism.
I found it harder to screw around with my own image, especially when I was
supposed to draw myself like you are.
Okay, I’ve bitched, now getting to it.
Suggesting contour drawings, sketches, pencil, watercolor, et all . . . DONE in two days!
What I have learned from this?
I thought I knew what I looked like, but I don’t, as I could not see
the likeness of some of them but Mitchell could.
My lips are thinner than I thought, and then there is that down-turned Irish mouth . . .
There really is another piece of blank paper and
you can always write crap all over the really bad drawings.
I cannot capture a baby. They are illusive and hard to see, their chubbiness.
That I have NO idea what how to mix my flesh color! STILL!
That you have to make bad drawings to make good drawings.
(Okay I knew that one, but it is good to reiterate.)
And I picked up my pen much more often this week than last, and yet I was busier.
You can see my commentary by running your cursor over the image.
I found it hard to read commentary on self-images in facebook feeds.
SO many people hate the way they look. Sad.
I found it interesting that Mitchell thought some looked like me when I didn’t,
and that he liked completely different images than I liked. He loved the one in sepia ink at the top. I like the one of me laughing. We both like the one at the bottom.
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Fun! Love the large one of you in profile with turquoise (?) glasses, and, of course, the photo with Mitchell.
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Tanx! I may occasionally do them, as I always have a model available . . .
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Oh my goddess, you are beautiful !! In all your variations and renderings. I just want to hug you. Why DON’T we ever (hardly ever) like the way we look? Your down-turned (so YOU say) Irish mouth, my crease between my eyes that gives me a perpetual frown …. This was such a treat to see photos and selfies and get a smidgen of your workshop activities. Now I have a big old grin to go with my forehead frown 🙂
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I consider myself hugged. I’m not to hard on myself — but am on my drawings. I can’t tell you how sad it was to read what the women posted tho in the SBS feed. Tragic, because beautiful women are comparing themselves to photo-shopped 20-year-olds. Hugg you back!
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I bet it was. Women are our own worst enemies when we believe the marketing trash and fake hype about so many things. I might wish a few features were different, but I sure never bought into that shit with either my self-evaluation or my money!
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My favorite is the side view with the red red lips. Allure, fire, something more behind the blue glasses. Every time I look in the mirror I see someone different. Sometimes I don’t look too long. Once in awhile I really check it out. I know her intimately and yet there are still so many things inside that woman (myself) that I have barely taken the time to explore. I think the selfies you have done is a project I would like to try.
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One a day for a week — that is what I did!
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Fantastic work again, happy PPF, Valerie
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Thanks Valerie — this week I want to get to everyone’s to see what they look like!
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your sketches are fantastic – so much life and fun !
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Your selfie’s look great to me.
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Impressive work…love these selfies so much!!! Good job getting all the different poses too!
Hugs Giggles
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Wow, great collection! So great how you used several different perspectives and with different styles!
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Thank you all: Cindy, Giggles, Kate, Ann. Sorry I didn’t respond — bad cold!
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