This is a painting that I did for a class assignment. The point was to focus on texture whether implied or real. This is mostly implied. Also, it was supposed to be a self-portrait and I have done enough of those. Almost every art class I have ever taken, except ceramics, has required at least one self-portrait if not more. And strangely enough I don't find myself the most interesting subject but I suppose it is art-sy. My teacher said that we could draw something that represented us instead of ourselves. That's when the problem started. What objects represent me? Of course I could have painted an archaeolgy trowel, or a scripture case, or a book. But I felt like things like that do not really represent who I am but just one hobby or one aspect of myself, but not me. I also toyed with the idea of drawing a picture of me as a character from a book (Vin from Mistborn, or Umbridge from Harry Potter as a joke). That didn't feel right either though. So this is the best analogy I could feel comfortable with. It's a path, but there are many paths that are available but they also cuts yourself off from the other paths. I'm not sure I am completely happy with the result but it's alright, I guess.
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