Self Portrait 1999 by durleybeachbum
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This is me.
Or rather this was me 16 years ago.
I don't ;look this young any more!
The challenge was to take a photo of this which is framed and behind glass.
Oil pastels.on A3 paper.
Comments (14)
emmecielle
Fantastic painting, Andrea! Excellent work! :)
wysiwig
An outstanding work but rather stark. You wouldn't be related to Edvard Munch by any chance?
anahata.c
lol, Mark. Yeah, there's a bit of Munch in your portrait, but this is an Andrea painting all the way. I like that you're so honest in your portraits, you show humans as they are rather than as one might 'want' them to be. (Rembrandt did some portraits of himself grinning like an idiot, just to get the spectrum of human emotion in his work. You probably know the painting I'm thinking of.) This has such penetrating eyes---as if someone just told you the mysteries of life. You use color very expressively, deep blue-purples around the eyes, reds and pinks in the cheeks and around the ears, very expressive lips...a penetrating self-portrait, Andrea, I admire you for being so honest with yourself, that takes conviction. And your neck has three sections, also very expressive. Your background is sketched in in spots, and painted more in others, showing that your main focus was your face; though the dark hues in the background definitely communicate seriousness and even a pondering mood. God, I see this and I want to start painting people again! This is remarkably penetrating and honest. An outstandingly expressive work. (And btw, when speaking of photographing art through glass: Imagine what art book photographers go through when they have to shoot lots of paintings in museums. It's a tough task, and I wouldn't have known there was glass in this image if you hadn't told me.)
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
awjay
nice one
Faemike55
beautiful work
npauling
You have painted this so beautifully Andrea with superb detail, though I would have liked to see a smile. You have used such great colors.
MrsRatbag
You've mellowed with age, I think; what a starkly truthful sort of self-portrait! And I love the background, with the garden exerting its presence. Well done, as always; is there anything you can't do?
auntietk
Your use of color is always amazing to me! You do it so well, and it seems so natural. I'm in awe! This is a terrific portrait. I would know it for you (and your style) a mile away in the dark. Wonderful!
jendellas
You are one of your ladies
Katraz
Nice portrait but you haven't done yourself any favours . Have a nice Christmas.
junge1
Fantastic. It looks like it was done by one of those famous painters!
helanker
WOW! It looks fabulous and i SO agree with Tara about your use of colors. Love it !
Glendaw
Amazing self portrait Andrea !
What a precious keepsake !