tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431196092796443283.post5943217746413067016..comments2022-12-14T10:41:22.560-06:00Comments on Divababble: Upon reflectionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521352135257689565noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431196092796443283.post-18990811029346729222012-01-07T08:53:22.071-06:002012-01-07T08:53:22.071-06:00Not at all, and thank you for the link! I love tha...Not at all, and thank you for the link! I love that you're providing regular affordable sketching sessions like that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521352135257689565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431196092796443283.post-29960662615528247832012-01-07T04:48:22.870-06:002012-01-07T04:48:22.870-06:00Hope you don't mind me posting my new website ...Hope you don't mind me posting my new website here. Lizzie was my gt.gt.gt.gt. aunt, but I know no more about her than anyone else.<br />www.rebellart.co.ukBeckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431196092796443283.post-34573134144470054622012-01-06T08:04:00.796-06:002012-01-06T08:04:00.796-06:00Stephanie: Thank you! The funny thing is, looking ...Stephanie: Thank you! The funny thing is, looking back at my comment on Cleo's post, I had completely forgotten that I commented there using my "Unvarnished" Lizzie self-portrait icon (which is, incidentally, how I met Jenna Waterford!) and noted that it was appropriate because she would have painted it from a mirror. But the thought process went *poof* until sparked again by Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521352135257689565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431196092796443283.post-8030593147583625442012-01-06T03:02:15.360-06:002012-01-06T03:02:15.360-06:00When I draw models I'm attempting to capture a...When I draw models I'm attempting to capture an essence of him/her, the natural way they hold themselves, as others would recognise them.<br />With a self-portrait we're observing ourselves staring back in stark concentration as we try to interpret our own image, which is always going to be very different from the way we would gaze into the eyes of another artist attempting our portrait.Beckyhttp://www.rebellart.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431196092796443283.post-73331956741481266082012-01-06T00:40:10.878-06:002012-01-06T00:40:10.878-06:00I wonder how realistic a self portrait would be. ...I wonder how realistic a self portrait would be. Would we focus too much on our flaws? Would others think they were looking at another person? Even when an artist paints a model, are they painting the sitter as a character in a narrative or as themselves? I can see where an artist can use his imagination and end up with something that really has very little in common with the actual model. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915245260689642750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431196092796443283.post-70082370981238883062012-01-05T20:57:54.970-06:002012-01-05T20:57:54.970-06:00Oh wow. This is an amazing post Valerie. I'v...Oh wow. This is an amazing post Valerie. I've always loved how different Lizzie's self portrait is in contrast to DGR's portrayals of her. It's captivating. I like your perspective on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com