and it’ll happen again
In the 23rd century machines will become the ultimate extension; the apotheosis of our frail human anatomy. / I owe a belated thanks to Toxy for his story Concept which influenced the final direction taken for this magnificent theme.
A self-portrait with another self-portrait and my last painting as a background. Foreground: Nude, pastel drawing on watercolor paper, private collection Europe / Background: YouMe, oil on canvas, private collection Australia I reluctantly did this self-portrait, it was one of the compulsory themes for my final exam in Portraiture Photography. My teacher told us to come with something creative and interesting, and gave us some amazing examples from previous years. I left this till the last moment because nothing interesting crossed my mind. In the end I took my last drawing for Chris Orchard’s class and my last painting and did this. I used the natural light which was coming from the balcony from my right side. The image wasn’t “photoshoped”. / Finally when I got up there in front to talk about my work, I was surprised to see that this work was everyone’s favorite. It was the least prepared of all my works. The commission selected it to put it on the school website, and not long after, The Advertiser news paper, called me to publish it. My agent printed it on a large canvas which was sold during South Australian Living Artists Festival.
Words: E. A. Poe. / Everything else: Me.
A quickie to memorialize the outfit for the Tease-O-Rama after party.
possible new profile picture too subtle?
A recent self portrait im quite proud of.
Rain, rain, go away.
My name Aglaia originates from Greek Mythology. / Aglaia being one of The Three Graces and daughter of Zeus. / She was the Goddess of Brilliance. This self portrait was shot using a pentax K1000 and lLford black and white film and hand printed using high contrast filters.
. digital painting / painterX / photoshop / wacom . ref / .
. shooting star .
there was actually a concept behind this. it was day 320 of my “flickr.com 365days self portrait project”, it was a wednesday, and the week felt like it was taking an eternity. it was a “gift” for my flickr friends. the title was actually “this is for you, you’re gonna need it”. this one will end up on my kitchen wall, and probably as greeting cards. just a kind of “hello” to friends i’ve fallen out of touch with, or to ask someone for lunch, coffee, etc.
Selfportraiture triptych taken one year ago.
I’m waiting for your hands / to fold around my wrist / I’m mellowing in warm grass / and the scent of you I’ve missed And blue is representing / the draft in my heart / I’m wandering through thin skies / and the transparent air I’ve missed Pale is my face / you might want to colour / while I breathe The Gathering in The May Song
there was nothing to paint… / spotted an old print of my old pic / ramon pulled out while moving / everything out of my office / so he can turn it into / a gallery for the students’ work… / ramon is everybody’s favorite teacher / who runs my art school for me. / and i painted my pic… . my art is me it’s of who i am it’s of where i’ve been / where i wish to be / and where i should not have been and of here and now it’s of what i’ve touched / and seen and felt… / and of what i hold in my hands / in my eyes / and in my heart ...and of which too far and away to touch it’s of the memories i’ve made / that i wish to keep / and of the ones i wish to forget / and it is of my dreams in making i think i can fly i love rain and this is how i illustrate my world . reference . o1.o2.2oo9 / acrylic on linen canvas / 12”x 24” .
sometimes dreams escape / let ‘em go… new ones will find you… . o2.11.2oo9 . colored pencil (prismacolor) / on moleskine® notebook .
. you came / but it’s too late / i gave my heart away . self portrait ref . o3.13.2oo9 / charcoal on mi-teintes® pastel paper / digital / 9”x 12” . i learned how to fold orizuru (paper crane) / today watching a video on web… yay~ .
o4.21.2oo9 acrylic on canvas / 12” square .
colour image of a girl walking through tall whispy grass, backlit with several flares; a selfportrait FEATURED IN REDBUBBLE ART&PHOTOGRAPHY May 2009 / FEATURED IN FIRST THINGS May 2009
“The peacock can’t fly and can’t see with his own feathers. A single male showing-off VANITY. It is BEAUTY when these lonely feathers are used by feminine powers. She knows how to take my eye and take my body and will use it in her fabulous way. In this magic way my eye turns into hers and awakens and watches my desire. And so my body turns into hers, caressing and lifting me high in the sky.” (from a friend)
Self-portrait, 2007. So, i’ve been digging through my endless photo files and came across this piece. Taken in Arizona when i was living there with a friend, after losing my job and getting evicted due to my health taking a rapid turn for the worst. / I had just started gaining weight back (and pretty much stopped here, lol) when i decided to take this shot. / I’m pretty much sick to death of seeing airbrushed photos of women with implants and anorexia and plastic surgery galore…my body is this way because i’m a bloody Real Person – and anybody who gets to see it up close and in person is damn lucky – stretch-marks, skinny arms and all. / My body has gone through so much; childbirth, spinal injury, serious chronic illness – / But i still pretty much dig it.
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