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Thursday, December 10, 2009

self portrait, kind of.

I have a lot of trouble drawing myself, which surprises me considering how much time I have spent looking at myself for the past 20 years. So I will just say this is my...uh, cousin.

about 30 min. charcoal pencil, newsprint.

6 comments:

  1. Omg this is really good! I WANT IT!!! want it!!! .... want it!

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  2. Hi I am from Malaysia, I like all ur drawings and all deviant art picture tat u all draw.

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  3. 20 years looking at yourself...you narcissistic girl!
    j/k :)
    I like it. I know what you mean haha. It's really odd drawing self-portraits sometimes. It's hard to look at you as a subject with the same objectivity and dispassionate methodology that drawing objects or other people can elicit...
    I'd like to share these with you for inspiration. They're some Kathe Kollwitz' self portraits...
    Hope all is going well and you're taking care! :)

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  4. Ooops, I didn't tag the html correctly.
    here are those portraits... :)

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  5. Haha, Julio, I think you still did not tag the html, I cannot see the link! However, I know of Kathe Kollwitz's work, I will try to look up some of her self portraits. Thank you for your comments! It is true, it is very difficult to look at yourself objectively...also, there is no room for mistake, since people know that it's you! With a model, it is easier because people have no idea what they looked like anyway. Anyway! Thank you. :D

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  6. I did tag it :( It's just that your blog's html isn't formatted to show hyperlinks in different colors (or underlined). Try hovering over the word "here" on my previous comment and it should underline...
    I should have just linked directly haha

    http://lencowgill.tumblr.com/search/kathe+kollwitz

    Are you now in the beautiful Bay Area btw?

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