I was taking an advanced Photoshop course, the first assignment was
to do a self portrait, and for those of us who were artists , we were to
incorporate our art and photography. This is my self portrait, (now my
family are after me to finish the painting of myself I started which is
still sitting on my easel).
The answer to the cartoon is "yes" . A portrait painting should be true to
who the person is, both inside and outside. The challenge is to have them
look the way they see themselves, the way those close to them
see them and the way I see them. But the true purpose of a portrait
is to have a heirloom to be handed down to future generations that
shows the personality and spirit of the person, while looking their best physically.
(this applies to pets and horses as well)
I only accept a limited number of people portraits a year, but if you have any
questions, just email or phone and I'll do my best to answer them.
