I’m not much for selfies but I reversed the camera in my phone and took a head shot of myself down in the Exumas. Mark and I had just gotten back from New York where we saw the dramatic and impressive multimedia Van Gogh exhibition. It reminded me that Vince completed quite a few self portraits over his career. I’ve only completed one other about twelve years ago. Maybe I’ll post it here if I can find it. Anyway, it’s an odd sensation “seeing yourself” as you paint yourself. My neck has a bunch of wrinkles, just like the turtles I paint! Somebody said it looks like me, and somebody else says it doesn’t. But my goal was to learn about painting – I got a little help from a college art prof who challenged me to unify the painting with similar brushstrokes throughout the painting. This instruction caused me to modify the flat water behind me which was a new step.
Original not for sale.
