This one is in the sidebar too. Notice how it looks distorted in that little space.
All are conte crayon.
Boy, I seem to look unhappy in this one!Actually I cheated and drew these a couple of days ago. Not crazy about any of them so may try again. I don't think I spend enough time with my drawing, just quick sketches which are ok too. I once took a class in which we did really quick sketches of the model who kept changing positions. Forget what that's called. So, I know quick is good too.
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I cant do quick sketches.. I NEED to learn to do quick. I like how you did your self portraits. I looked up my home work from my drawing class ..shocked at how long ago..and had a good laugh at my self portraits. I dont think we do ourselves justice. I love the way you did yours tho. The top one especially. I might try it and see.. not sure I will post it tho. ;)It's just going on 7AM here. Everyone seems to be hours ahead of me. I will have to do my drawing later today.
Cris
Goodness you've been busy. I like the freedom and energy of these. I am still going to do a self portrait, as it looks a good fun.
These are great, my favourite is the last one, you seem so concentrated and the lines are drawn so lightely without pressure, great work. I'm behind cause I didn't post yesterday's drawing neither the photos of my discovery walk pn Friday, hope to be able to do it today.
I love "short" sketches and have to force myself to do "longer" ones sometimes:)
Have a beautiful sunday,
Andrea
I love your self portraits. I disagree with 'cris in or' I believe we really DO capture the real self. I have decided I will do another one this year, the last one being in 2005. I read that we should try to do one each year to reflect the new place we are in.
thank you all for your encouragement and comments. Re: doing self-portraits, I'd been writing for 20 years and doing no artwork. Then I turned 50 and painted a self-portrait. That reminded me how much I love to paint and I taught myself topaint in oils a bit, then began making paper, binding books, doing collages and pastels and sometimes monoprints. I agree with Patti that it is wonderful to do a self-portrait now and again. things are revealed that we didn't even know we knew. Or know was there.
Cris I think I anyway am 4-5 hours ahead of Oregon time. Is England even possibly a day ahead at times? and Paris in same time zone as England I think.
LOL I love the concept that England might be "a day ahead at times"...not every day, just sometimes? ;-) Oh perhaps you are right! What do I know?
At what time?
What's the weather like on the cape now? Cold?
I visited there in '86 and '94.
DH just dropped by again and woke me up to when England is "a day ahead"...Okay, I get it. He knows EVERYTHING!
Brave I think to draw a self portrait. Yours are wonderful. Moody. Must have tried this sometime. Think I'll stick to pomegranates & books for now.
Lynn. I'm up in New Hampshire right now, which has been very hot for 2 weeks and today is very rainy but still warm. I love it. On the Cape it is most likely a bit cooler, it always is with the sea breeze except in the winter when it's warmer than most places in New England. I don't even know what I meant about England sometimes being ahead but if DH knows what that means--great.
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