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It may be the fabled ego of the artist, or perhaps it's pure vanity: I love to paint self-portraits! In 2007 alone, I have painted five, including my self-portrait for Swollen.
In some ways, they are my most uninhibited portraits. In part, this is because I know that I cannot offend myself, so I paint without my usual concern for my model. Then too, it helps that I know that my self-portrait cannot be the only portrait I will ever paint of myself...in other words, I know I have lots of chances to get it right, whereas, with most portraits, I don't.
The only other person whom I can paint with same sense of freedom is David, David, and more David!
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