tempera on cardboard
1984 self-portrait
I am continuing to unearth self portraits from days gone by. I painted a number of them years ago but haven't done one in a long while, until recently. I'm looking forward to sharing it soon. I have had reason to think about portraits a lot lately, and the power they possess. It's a bit of a Rorschach test as to how they are interpreted and misinterpreted by the subject and the viewer. There can be a great introspection and value judgement undergone by the artist in creating them. or not. I was interested to learn that Winston Churchill hated his official portrait so much that he had it burned.
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