AUTOPORTRAITS

I stumbled on the word autoportrait, the French term for self portrait, which I now use to refer to my portraiture work. This definition applies to my self portraits as they are only loosely based on my physical image and are more an internal or private likeness. The “auto” in autoportrait suggests the process of automatic drawing which speaks to my gestural approach in these compositions. Working from the unconscious and taking risks with materials support this notion. This series serves as an outlet for an unrefined look at myself. I’m after a direct, honest inner portrayal without an obligation to render an exact likeness.

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Is it Inside my Head

$350.00

2022

Acrylic on Yupo

26” x 20”

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Unframed. Free shipping in the US. Can be viewed at thearthouse.us

Originally title Inside Out this complicated self-portrait peers inside my spiritual and mental being. Each line and wash were applied in a different intuitive attitude, from the cartoony markings of hair to the manic scribbling in the center of the skull to the exploding mind’s eye. By working on a wet surface, a range of opacity emerged. Multiple hues of blacks were used.