Sunday, November 11, 2012

Self Portrait

After thinking for a while, I finally decided to do this. It's not easy but I thought it'd be a good exercise.
I looked surprised, because that's the expression I had when my bestfriend decided to do a Google Hangout with me, with his newborn baby girl, and they are 10,000 miles away. It was the first time I felt so connected to his family and home again. I can't wait to go back next year and play with this little girl.He snapped a picture of me and his girl, and it quickly became our little 'thing' :) I may looked surprised, but that warm fuzzy feeling which I felt inside the whole time, can still be felt every time I think about it.
(Pencil+Marker on Moleskine Sketchbook 5.5x3.5")
Here I'd like to congratulate my bestfriend, his wife, and the little baby girl. I am so happy for you guys words can't describe.

Thank you all for visiting and for your comments.

40 comments:

  1. Wonderful self-portrait Alex! The delight and joy you describe, certainly comes across in your portrait!

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    1. Thank you Jennifer :) I thought I looked wayyy too surprised.

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  2. Aaaah, another wonderful portrait! I love it. And I really like that shade of red! <3
    Maybe I should try a selfportrait as well some time. Seems safer than sketching someone else (I'm always afraid the result will insult the person ^^°).

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    1. You should totally try it Evi! I mean, you have all the skills, just have not see you do an actual portrait of yourself. Safe or not safe, just dot it! :)

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  3. A happy self portrait...usually they are so serious, well done!

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  4. Great self portrait!! It is so good when we can connect with family and friends from back home {I also have family and friends cross the pond}... I hope you get to see your friend and his family again soon.

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    1. Oh yeah Mari, I love Hangout, Facetime, Skype... whatever which could help me to see my family works good for me.

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  5. Hi there! Nice to see you. As always, wonderfully done.

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  6. It's a lovely portrait.

    Isn't technology wonderful!

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  7. Hello Alex,
    Wow...great drawing!
    I know what E*phi means - I always think that when I draw someone they are not going to like it and I would hate to upset anyone. I keep thinking about using colour for a portrait but it would need to be a self-portrait...mind you there is a possibility that I would upset myself ;-)
    Stew.
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    1. I think you are right Stew, because I strongly because that you are the only person who could truly hurt yourself. :) But you know what I think too, just do it, it's a great experience!

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  8. Hi, Alex !
    Fantastic portrait! I'm so pleased to actually "see" you !!
    You have captured your happy expression so well and you just look "real" !

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    1. Thanks Martine. Yeah...I definitely wasn't faking my expression there, that's why I decided to do it.

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  9. Really delightful, zestful, happy portrait! Your skills are amazing, and this is really a delight to look at. I am glad you got over your hesitation and decided to do it :)

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    1. Awww... thank Jane. I am not sure if I will do it ever again, I am not particularly a self-obsessive person :Þ

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  10. Great Alex, fantastic portrait, t and love the portraits below too. Happy to see you're back into drawing

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    1. Thank you Debra, it's great to be doing this again. It happens everytime I move...the hiatus I mean :(

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  11. Hey it's you! It must be so hard to be away from the things that are most familiar and dear to you. Technology really helps us stay connected it's not just an advertised statement you've lived the real thing.

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    1. Yeah, but I'll be heading home next year to visit all these people, it's going to be an awesome 2-3 weeks!

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  12. Nice sketch! And colors really make it pop! You should certainly experiment more with them :D I always find it hard to draw a self portrait.. because you are aware of more details of your face, and therefore end up recognizing yourself much quicker haha

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  13. Totally know what you mean there. :) It's something every artist should experience at least once for sure!

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  14. I cannot know for sure, but it looks like a great self-portrait to me. I tried a self-portrait once, and ended up looking younger and more muscular than I am - so it was a success! :)

    I thought I was with it, but had to look up Google Hangout - too cool - 10,000 miles away; it's as though you were talking to the astronauts (although they would be closer). I'm sure it will be great to be home - there is only one home, and I expect it is very different from here.

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    1. Hahaha. If I do another self-portrait in not too near future, I will make myself looking younger and more muscular :D Thanks Dan, and yep.. Hangout is a cool deal!

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  15. Please don't be so hard on yourself! Accept the wonderful gift that you have. The self portrait is a winner. Don't we all sit like that when playing with the computer?!

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    1. Awww thank you Sandra. Yeah, I love my computer, and I probably need a new one in a couple of years time.

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  16. So wonderful to "meet you" in your self-portrait. Lovely.

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    1. Thank you Shirley. :) I am...the same I guess, just looking a little surprised maybe.

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  17. I think it's absolutely wonderful :). Nicely done.

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  18. Dear Alex, your portraits are always so delicate and pleasantly introspective... and this one has one more important quality, of being a recording of a beautiful feeling you won't forget! Thank you for sharing this lovely drawing and your positive experience, your posts always bring joy! :-)

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    1. I am glad you like it. :) I love your drawings of structures and buildings too.

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  19. This is absolutely wonderful! And, I love the happy story that you put with it. Well done! nancy

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    1. :) Yeah Nancy, it's hard to contain all those emotions. I just had to vent it somewhere, I chose the sketchbook teehee. Thanks

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  20. This is awesome Alex...lovely light and rich shadows...welldone...again! :)

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  21. Thank you Alex for your comments on my blog! But hey, That there is a real 'Self Portrait'You have managed to capture not only your likeness but also your spirit. Awesome!

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