Self Portrait Reflection Journal

Inspiration pieces—

For some reason I could not save the pictures that I viewed through Art project to my computer so I provided the links for them and names of the pieces, I’m sorry if this is in inconvenience to anyone

Self-Portrait as a Deaf Man, Sir Joshua Reynold (FROM TATE BRITAIN)

http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/tate/self-portrait-as-a-deaf-man-200

Portrait of William Style of Langley, School 17th century(FROM TATE BRITAIN)Artist School 17^th Century

http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/tate/portrait-of-william-style-of-langley-174

A Young Lady Aged 21, Possibly Helena Snakenborg, Later Marchioness of Northampton, British School 16th century (From Tate BRITAIN)

http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/tate/a-young-lady-aged-21-possibly-helena-snakenborg-later-marchioness-of-northampton-178

Create a reflection journal on your Blog and answer the following questions:
1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces?

To be honest this was a very large museum and using Art Project I was only able to find one self portrait so I decided to take what could conceivably be considered self portraits because the artists were unknown but made by British School between 16^th and 17^th century.

2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?

Well I wasn’t going to get into trying to paint a self portrait.  I believe for this project it would be a good idea to keep things simple so I just used pencil to create a self portrait of myself because if I tried to get into too much detail the portrait wouldn’t look as good.  I did not feel comfortable taking a picture of myself and posting it online so if there is a problem with this let me know and I will email you a picture personally.

3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?

The eyes and nose were hard to get right but after some erasing and redrawing I settled for what I had done.

4. How does this piece represent you?

Considering this is a self portrait, this is what I believe myself to look like as shown by a mirror.

5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work?

Line

6. Did you enjoy working on this project?

Yes I enjoyed the creating and drawing of the self portrait more than trying to find self portraits from a museum and trying to somehow seem inspired by these self portraits.  I was more so self-inspired to see how well I could do in creating a drawing that looked similar to myself.  I feel as though I have done a decent job.  The one thing I wanted to mention was that I didn’t’ really feel comfortable taking a picture of myself and posting it online because I feel like everyone’s sense of privacy in this day and age is deteriorating due in part to facebook and the internet.  So that’s why I chose not to submit a photo of myself.  If you want an idea of what I look at just look at my self-portrait drawing.  If you personally have a problem with this I will send you a picture of myself if you believe I just drew a random face.

7. What do you think of your final artwork?

I believe I did a good job considering I haven’t taken any art classes since about 7^th grade. 

Answers to questions you may have:
• My portrait is realistic
• My choice of media is pencil
• My self-portait is done in 2-Dimensions







Link To My Self Portrait
http://s1105.photobucket.com/albums/h355/donnjame/Self%20Portrait/