To Thy Own Self Be True
One of the hardest things I have ever been able to create is a self portrait. It is one of the most encouraged projects when you go to school for Art, but not mandatory. I did one I might share tomorrow I did for Advertising Art some 30 years ago. In the summer I was attempting to do one again. I had found this photo copy of my engagement picture my daughter had started to use for her Senior Thesis. She had cut the middle as a woman's profile and added the gold glitter. I found it while going through our basement. (Which I have spent a few hours each day trying to organize and throw out one bag of garbage each day). So, I put it with a Frida Karlo activity book I worked on. Frida was known for doing mostly self portraits. I just stared at it and couldn't do it. So, yesterday I picked up a box of markers I discovered downstairs. And I went to work on creating this self portrait. I also picked up where I left off in drawing a face and flowers for Lilla Rogers class...