SELF PORTRAITS

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mother and daughter portrait        Copyright Susana B Gonzalez

This intaglio print was printed back in early 2011.  I had just purchased a Dremmel tool and was having a lot of fun with it. 

Due to the fast moving tool, I was unable to get subtleties in tone. but the likeness is there.

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Self Portrait July 2011    Copyright  Susana B Gonzalez

Oil on Canvas

This was a self portrait I did referenced from a Photo. A black and white photo.

I found this was very difficult.  To get the skin tones correct was impossible.  I will never work from b/w for this purpose again.  Working on a canvas that i stretched myself was good, thats one of the reasons I did this as a self portrait.  I then prepared it with Rabbit skin Glue, for a super smooth surface.

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            Self Portrait July 2010 Copyright Susana B Gonzalez

Acrylic on Paper

This was done late 2010 from memory.

Hair tied back, scarf around neck, means winter.  So perhaps this was June, July of 2010.  I do recall Kari's help with this one.

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Self Portrait April 2010        copyright Susana B Gonzalez

Acrylic on paper

I can still remember this disaster. Luckily I dated it... April 2010. My very first attempt at self portraiture, from my image in the mirror. This was a class assignment in Peters class. I recall we had to start with a Green Background, called Verdaccio.  The technique is meant to give the skin tones a more realistic look.  Obviously I did not quite get this right! 

I was 2 months into the course and had not as yet experienced the fear of putting that first mark on that pristine white paper. This is a feeling I now struggle with on a daily basis.