It is a funny kind of experience to try to paint yourself. You have to be sure that you are wearing the same clothes, have the same expression, are sitting in the same spot and have the exact same background. In this painting I finally felt that I got fabric that looked real. I liked the geometrical nature of the background. It contrasted well with my image of myself. I'm not sure where that fierce look came from. Normally I'm really happy and smiling in class. Perhaps it is a look of intense concentration. The painting did end up looking like me except that I could not get my nose right. During critique one student suggested that I change the pose to have more of an angle; it would be easier that way. Next time, I am going to try that.
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