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Monday, June 09, 2008

And So It Goes...

Is it just me, or does everyone have this problem?  I state that I'm going to do something...emphatically, no less, with a great flourish and a little cliff-hanger and...well...SPLAT.  Nothing.  I have started something new.  I have failed to achieve what I wanted, but I'm determined to work it until what I have in my mind comes out onto the surface with which I am working.

I started here...



Then it all fell apart.  I think the multimedia artboard I was using was part of the problem - the other was just an ill-conceived plan.  But fear not, internet.  I'll make it do something.  And I have a question for you...is it completely narcissistic of me to continue to do self-portraits when I want to do a portrait?  I keep thinking it's a matter of convenience and frugality, but sometimes I start to worry...

And I still need to add in a thrift store session or two, I think.

Hmmm.

This is a scan of a tracing of a pencil drawing I did of myself...

3 comments:

  1. Good work!!! Actually -- this would make a great avatar, if you ever decide to change yours. Sorry your big plans fell apart though ... do I have an idea about what you are planning?

    And your limited self portraits are NOT narcissistic ... I would call it practical.

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  2. LOL! If I looked as pretty as you, I'd have no problem doing self portraits! Seriously, I don't see why not, it's all practice. Btw, Robert Genn wrote that sometimes stating your goals can actually take the wind out of the sails, a 'diffusing of motivation' I know it's true for me. (The article was called Silence is Golden, one of the few that I could relate to! ;))

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  3. Gosh we must have had a mind meld today because this is how I was feeling. I should have walked away from my drawing but I persisted...foolish. I finished it but not happy with it. This looks great to me but I do understand that 'create a masterpiece' mindset....Silly me!

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