Bigoudi:
Now that I have done it, I see why I wanted to do this... This is NOT easy!But this is FUN!
First, there is you: which angle you will choose so you will be able to have the same pose when you return from messing around with your paint (wax, saucepan and hot-plate in my case)? After a test of a quick painting, I realize that I will have to be serious because any attempt to smile will look fake. (Maybe after all, Van Gogh did not have the choice to look like a serious guy when he painted himself? Maybe he was a very jolly guy?! Embracing life and the fact that people would spend millions of dollars for his paintings after his death? Jolly no?) Second, seen from the front, a face shot looks boring so I go for the classic (and also boring) 3/4 angle. This is why I choose to paint mostly with my favorite green... And as I am doing this and adjusting my strokes, I have these thoughts:
I do look like my grandmother Anita a little bit. I do have my Mom's nose and my dad's eyes. Should I paint my age spots or no? Working on paper is fun, I can just mess around and throw it if it does not work. I need to buy some giant sheets of paper and do more. I don't feel like I need as much paint on paper then on canvas. I am dong this exercise in a loose way, I am curious to see Fonda's approach.
I need to do a less-boring angle, I will try again with the mirror under my face...
Fonda, how is it going?
Now that I have done it, I see why I wanted to do this... This is NOT easy!But this is FUN!
First, there is you: which angle you will choose so you will be able to have the same pose when you return from messing around with your paint (wax, saucepan and hot-plate in my case)? After a test of a quick painting, I realize that I will have to be serious because any attempt to smile will look fake. (Maybe after all, Van Gogh did not have the choice to look like a serious guy when he painted himself? Maybe he was a very jolly guy?! Embracing life and the fact that people would spend millions of dollars for his paintings after his death? Jolly no?) Second, seen from the front, a face shot looks boring so I go for the classic (and also boring) 3/4 angle. This is why I choose to paint mostly with my favorite green... And as I am doing this and adjusting my strokes, I have these thoughts:
I do look like my grandmother Anita a little bit. I do have my Mom's nose and my dad's eyes. Should I paint my age spots or no? Working on paper is fun, I can just mess around and throw it if it does not work. I need to buy some giant sheets of paper and do more. I don't feel like I need as much paint on paper then on canvas. I am dong this exercise in a loose way, I am curious to see Fonda's approach.
I need to do a less-boring angle, I will try again with the mirror under my face...
Fonda, how is it going?
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