Self Portrait

                                                       Self Portrait with a Flower Top

 I recently traveled to the Portrait Museum in Washington DC during the Portrait Society of American Convention back in April of this year (2016).  I usually don't buy anything in a gift shop but this time I found a little book with 100 self portraits.   It is a great book to just open and thumb the many ways artist decide to tackle a self portrait. 

Looking at oneself and sharing a glimpse of your soul.  Well, your soul or belief in who you are anyway and what might make you tic.   Can you see that in a painting?   Maybe not but, while I paint as an artist I am thinking of myself.   I am asking these questions of what makes me who I am. 

Artist sometimes dress up in costumes and paint themselves or paint themselves painting a painting of themselves looking into a mirror like the famous Norman Rockwell self portrait.   I hope as I paint some of the self portraits within the coming weeks you can see a little of the mother, wife, crazy friend, emotional sister and loving person I think I am.   Anyway her is my second self portrait of me!  It is only 4x6 inches. 

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