It’s the first (that we know of) Selfie Art Day on WordPress! 🙂 Kirk of the fun Dumb Sketch Daily and I agreed it would be fun to have a day to draw self-portraits just as there is a day to draw birds (the 8th of the month, people; join in!).
For my inaugural piece, I used charcoal on a plain, old, cheap sketchpad. I stood in front of a mirror, holding the pad up in my left hand and drawing with my right. It took about a half hour total to draw this…I had to keep setting it down to give my arms a break.
I’m fairly pleased with how this turned out.
If you’re playing along, please post your URL in the comments. If you use Twitter, you can also tag me there (@teresarobeson) and use the hashtag “#SelfieArt .” Like Laura does for Bird Day art, I’ll compile them in a blog post in about a week. 🙂
If enough people enjoyed this, we can do it again next year!
It is beautiful… you are beautiful 🙂
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I love the sparkle in your eyes )
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Wow! Terrific! Great job. I like how you used shading to define features. I’ve never used charcoal. Is it hard to use? Great work!
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Beautiful!
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Aww, Jodi! ❤
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You are just too sweet!
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Thanks so much, Kirk! Charcoal can be a bit unforgiving if you want sharp lines (because, and I guess this depends on the paper, it can be impossible to erase), but if you blend a lot, you can turn mistakes into something cool. It’s one of my favorite medium and I’ve used it for years, so I highly recommend it personally. 🙂
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Thank you, Robin!
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Hi Teresa, I just started following your blog and I would like to join the daily selfie.. We are on our way to Vegas and I’ll try to do one in the car.. 😊
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This is lovely, Teresa, bold yet sensitive. You’ve already seen mine here: https://certainline.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/the-king-of-bavaria/
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Nicely done!! There is a bird day too? Cool.
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I love the way you are looking so directly at yourself.
Link to mine is: https://methodtwomadness.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/self-portrait-5-after-matisse/
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Oh, yay! Can’t wait to see your selfie, Kari! I’m pulling up your blog to follow. 🙂
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Thank you, Michael! Thanks for your link…love your kingly piece!
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Susan, yes! The 8th of the month is bird art day. 🙂 Just go to Laura’s blog on that day and let her know you’re participating…or do it on your own! Thanks!
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http://www.artbyyukari.com/2015/09/heaven-or-las-vegas.html
Yes, I have a WordPress account but I don’t use it to blog.. I really should switch. So the actual link is there. I couldn’t hyperlink to your original post on my phone.. Sorry. It was fun!
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Thank you, Kerfe! 🙂
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No worries about hyperlinking…the phone is great but not perfect for doing all the online stuff we want to do. LOL!
Thanks for the link! I have it down to include in my compilation next week. Popping over to read your post now!
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So pretty!! The sketch and you my friend!! Really well done! ❤️😃 I’m posting mine this afternoon and will tag ya when I do! 😉
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Portraits are awesome. I couldn’t resist this challenge and strayed away from my list to post this selfie
https://60while60.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/selfie-art-day-challenge/
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What an awesome blog name “60while60”! 🙂 I’m delighted you’re joining in the #selfieart challenge! Thanks for the link; heading over to see your post now. 🙂
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WOWZA! Teresa! Your portrait is FABULOUS! Mine looks like child’s play next to yours! Yes, I know – I’m not supposed to compare but yours is really well done! 😊
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Excellent! Can’t wait to see it!
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Oh, Jill, you are making me blush! Mine is not nearly the creative masterpiece that your is!
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Lovely charcoal piece. I am in awe that you did this in half an hour standing in front of a mirror! Talent and dedication…really well done. Thank you for sharing this.
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Aww, thank *you* for being so kind! Sometimes rushing through something actually produces a better product. 😉 The last portrait I posted of myself took hours and it looked way too worked-over.
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This looks really great. I’m impressed. You’ve set the standard pretty high for me if I’m going to try charcoal for my next medium. Thanks for organizing this selfie day though. It was a lot of fun.
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Teresa, I love your selfie!!! It’s beautiful (and so are you) – you did a wonderful job!! Like Jodi, I love the way you made your eyes sparkle. Wow, and in charcoal??? I’m really impressed!!
I just finished my abstract and I’ll post it tomorrow. I hope you like it. 🙂
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Thank you! It’s not a competition, though…LOL!…maybe with yourself only. 😉 I’m glad you enjoyed yourself!
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You know I love anything you make, Laura! 🙂 Thank you so much! ❤ It was kind of rushed but sometimes that works best. I look forward to your abstract!
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Great picture, reminds me of a movie star, although I can’t think of which one at the moment. You haven’t cut your hair, have you?
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Nicely done Teresa! What a beautiful pencil sketch, so lovely.
here is my url for Monday: http://www.mondaytuesdaywednesday.wordpress.com
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Thanks, Sharon! Can’t wait to see yours on Monday!
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No, it’s tied up with a clip behind my head. I tried to draw a bit sticking out the top, but really didn’t want to spend much time on this. 🙂 Hmmm…were you thinking of Liz Taylor at age 21? Hahaha!
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Beautiful sketch :-). Like Kerfe said, it is quite striking how directly you are looking at yourself. I tried that. It brought up a bit of an existential nightmare. Hmm, I’ll try to make some peace with myself for the next round (is it next month or next year?). It seems I am much more comfortable staring at birds for 2 hours (I’m slow at drawing). You do have Liz Tayloresque cheek bones.
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Oh I know it’s not a competition 🙂 I just hadn’t really thought about being able to draw something so life like with charcoal before. I’m not sure what I was expecting really. Now you’ve shown me what can be achieved though and given me something to strive towards!
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Yay! I hope you’ll have tons of fun with charcoal!
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“Existential nightmare”…LOL! Oh, dear! I hope you were just joking. 🙂
*snort* I look nothing like Liz Taylor; I have just always wished I looked like her (I have to say that I’m aging better than she did, but it probably helps that I was never thrown off a horse and so I’m not popping painkillers). :}
I do hope you can join us next time! I had talked about making it a monthly thing but then I realized that people don’t seem to enjoy drawing themselves (or portraits in general) like they do birds. So, then, I thought that maybe once a year might be enough. 😀
So, I’m going to put it to a vote when I compile all the links next week. We’ll see what others say! 🙂
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I absolutely love your selfie portrait with the stars sparkling in your eyes. Wish I had seen this when you first posted it. I recently did a self portrait which I could have posted if I wasn’t buried in boxes, packing.
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Carol, it’s not too late to post! I’m still compiling links to post in a couple of days. 🙂 Thank you for the compliment!
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:-D! You are definitely aging better than Liz Taylor. Yay!
I did enjoy the wonderful self-portraits that people drew. That is usually a good incentive for me to participate. But birds are a nice escape from my every day world, unlike my face :-).
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Very Nice!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Great work. Love the lightness of the drawing!
I just found your blog through Kirk’s blog!
I did one too: http://onedrawingdaily.com/2015/11/25/self-portrait-day-today/
Thomas
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Awesome!! I’ll be adding your link! Thanks for joining in, Thomas!
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Thanks for coming up with this 😉
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