"Painting is an island whose shores I have skirted." --Chardin
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Portrait of Myself
(7x11) (Or, Portrait of Self with Botox: the top lip got a little too full! I have what I think of as the characteristically Irish thin upper lip. Also gave myself more flesh and fewer wrinkles.)
Oh, I almost missed this one! But reading down the Whitman poem, I see this beauty staring at me. Whether it looks exactly like you or not doesn't matter. It's a wonderful portrait - you should enter it in the david lobenberg portrait challenge for June at his site!
Now you are going to have to put up a picture of yourself for us to compare. It doesn't matter anyway - I always admired painters who do portraits because they are so difficult. Not only getting the likeness but the right skin tone. It's a lovely portrait. Jean
Attempting a self=portrait is fascinating. Is it me? What is "me"? I took some pix of myself today--in the interest of honesty--but they all came out so awful I couldn't post them (I think taking a picture of yourself with the camera held at arm's length is distorting; at least I hope so!). But I'll post one soon... I have been described (all my life) as "pixie-ish," but I'd prefer to be an "imp"--sounds much more naughty!
Really nice portraits. Walt is looking good and so are you. I painted Walt too. I couldn't resist the photo of Walt on Ruth's blog. My Walt is not as complete as yours. Really nice Laura.
I've missed a few posts suddenly! This is a beautiful self-portrait - I'll pass on the same quote that Rama Hughes at The Portrait Party gave to me..."it's the artist's prerogative to take liberties with her self-portrait" -Griffin & Sabine. Love the Whitman ones too - especially the top one.
(7x11)
Oh, I almost missed this one! But reading down the Whitman poem, I see this beauty staring at me. Whether it looks exactly like you or not doesn't matter. It's a wonderful portrait - you should enter it in the david lobenberg portrait challenge for June at his site!
ReplyDeleteI almost missed it, too, Laura! This is wonderful! You look calm here, which is how I imagine you to be, I think! Very lovely!
ReplyDeleteHi Laura,
ReplyDeleteMy you are gorgeous -- whether your lip is bigger or not. Your eyes are huge and magnificent. Love this.
Take care,
Barbara
That's a really nice portrait, very lovely you are! You're inspiring me to post one of mine...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. There's a look of imp in you.
ReplyDeleteTrue?
What a sweet, pensive portrait. And I'm with you on removing whatever offends the image in the mirror! :)
ReplyDeleteNow you are going to have to put up a picture of yourself for us to compare. It doesn't matter anyway - I always admired painters who do portraits because they are so difficult. Not only getting the likeness but the right skin tone. It's a lovely portrait.
ReplyDeleteJean
Attempting a self=portrait is fascinating. Is it me? What is "me"?
ReplyDeleteI took some pix of myself today--in the interest of honesty--but they all came out so awful I couldn't post them (I think taking a picture of yourself with the camera held at arm's length is distorting; at least I hope so!). But I'll post one soon...
I have been described (all my life) as "pixie-ish," but I'd prefer to be an "imp"--sounds much more naughty!
Really nice portraits. Walt is looking good and so are you. I painted Walt too. I couldn't resist the photo of Walt on Ruth's blog. My Walt is not as complete as yours. Really nice Laura.
ReplyDeleteWell executed portraits of Mr Whitman, and a lovely one of yourself.
ReplyDeleteI've missed a few posts suddenly! This is a beautiful self-portrait - I'll pass on the same quote that Rama Hughes at The Portrait Party gave to me..."it's the artist's prerogative to take liberties with her self-portrait" -Griffin & Sabine. Love the Whitman ones too - especially the top one.
ReplyDeletehi pal, there you are, a regular little Dickens ;)
ReplyDeleteCelebrate yourself, and sing yourself,
ReplyDeleteAnd what I assume you shall assume