Saturday Photohunt: self
These are self portrait doodles that I did without looking at myself. My family says they look a lot like me so that’s that. If you want to see an actual picture of me you will have to hop over to Untraditional Home.
![Untraditional Home.](I <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">was a lonely child and often spent way too much time reading and drawing</span>. <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://lh6.google.com/heather.hmariey/R8eDYiMgxuI/AAAAAAAAGUI/SrmrTsE0G7M/s400/IMG_4739.jpg" alt="" /></p> Erm. Yes, but lets start over. I began drawing in girl scouts at about 9 years old. My first "real" drawing was of a cat. My mom still has it. My parents encouraged me to do realistic drawings. In high school I had a wonderful teacher, Mr. Allegretti, who pushed me beyond my perceived limits. He introduced me to painting, sculpting, and metal smithing. In college I took an art minor, studying figure drawing, painting, and metal smithing (jewelry making only more so). During that time I had the opportunity to spend 3 months at the Academy of Fine Art and Design in Poznan, Poland studying fabric arts, painting, and art history. Once I married and had children my focus changed. It took me years to slowly pick up my pencil and paints again. A drawing here, a painting there, a pastel drawing over there. <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://untraditionalhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/000017.jpg" alt="" /></p> Once I got back on track it took a lot of God stuff to get me past my own fears. A few years ago I started doing commissioned paintings. One of these was a house painting which caught on among friends and neighbors who liked the idea of a watercolor painting of their house. I have had quite a few commissions for art work including decorative art to match a living room, numerous house paintings including a huge refinished Victorian painted lady, and plenty of portraits of children. I work mainly in watercolor but have experience in (and love) oil though due to rheumatoid Arthritis I no longer work with oils. I do not work in acrylic. Most recently I have taken on doing a more illustrative style which I call doodles which are similar to my watercolor portraits but quicker, simplified versions.){kind=link}
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I was hoping that you would draw a self portrait. Very cool.
Amazing. I wish I could draw!