Self-portrait blog project
 

I like to announce my new blogproject concerning selfportraits.
A view in your mirror
Thanks for looking.
Jan

Hello Jan,

That's a very good idea. I am looking forward to seeing more selfportraits on your blog.
I would like to take part in this original project, and I think I will contact you when I paint one that I feel I can post.
Sincerely,
Karine

I think it is a great idea. I have seen blogs by artists who do a painting a day a put it up on their blogs. Rather ambitious, wouldn't you say?!

Karine, Enzie, thanks for the feedback. I really looking forward to your contributions. :)
Kind regards
Jan

Hello Jan - You've really got some very interesting self-portraits up on your blog. It's turning out to be a really great idea!

portrait blog
 

Yes, Tomasin, the idea is working so far. I 'm hoping in the future for some photographical contributions also. By the way, the painting on the front of your website is really captivating! It is not a perfect, technical smooth classical painting, but what an expression!
Jan

Thanks for your compliment on my website's front page painting. It's actually a detail from a larger workcalled "Mother with Child", which I have posted in a thread in the paintings from life section, if you're interested.

Yes I saw it on your website. Very strong. I also like your recent 'sleeping child', it is almost an abstract, like the mood it creates.

Thanks very much Jan. Do you have a website yourself so I can see some more of your work?

Sure Tomasin! who doesn't ;) Click my name on the left and visist my website. If you are not that good in IT here is the URL: http//:users.pandora.be/jave
see you
Jan

I'm looking forward to your selfportrait Karine! I see that you are located in ALBI. Thirty years ago I visited the Lautrec museum in beautiful Albi. Are there as much litho ateliers?

Thanks Enzie! Yes, I don't know how they do it :)

Hi Jan,

The last time I did a self portrait was in 1999 for a class project, which was modeled after an Old Master's work. With this portrait the intent was to revisit the teachings of my mentor and to jarr my memory what I have to watch out for. I guess I really had to pry the information out of my brain, since the portrait turned out rather serious looking! ;)

Maybe you can use it for your blog. Here is the link

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../enzie_fnl.jpg

Thanks for your contribution Enzie! Your portrait is already on the blog. I like it. It has indeed an 'Old masters' feeling, the way she looks into the viewers eye... :thumbsup: