Tuesday 30 September 2008

Self Portrait



The top pic was done last night, the bottom one today. I always find self portraits incredibly hard - it's awkward to measure anything in a mirror and difficult to look objectively.

5 comments:

Linda T said...

You have a great blog. I like the quality of your lines and your shading is really good. You capture values really well. I'm curious--what's a narrow boat? I should google it, I guess. Nice work!

Dorothy said...

I love your work. I can't draw very well at all..I'm quite new at it. Your portrait is wonderful. I'd like to draw like you when "I grow up." :o)

Angie said...

thank you for your kind comments! A narrowboat is a very long and narrow boat similar to a barge and centuries ago they were an important means of carrying stuff up and down the canals. Nowadays they are used by all sorts of people mostly for fun!

R K said...

I am totally enamored with the idea of living on a long boat...and I think your self portrait is skillfully executed. Welcome.

Unknown said...

the shading is really "interesting. I like your proportion so much. I tried to do a friend and his chin was far too up when I looked from a distance. It's different when the artist is close to the work and then evaluate from a distance. From a blog-distance, the work is really inspiring. Best regards and lots of encouragements,
Misha