So, let me ask you, do they look like me?

It is beyond interesting to me that Sid doesn’t think either one of these looks very close to my true visage. I see me in both, I ought to, I rendered them, though, obviously, the pink one is meant to be more of a caricature (as much how I felt, as how I thought I looked that day, that’s the face I might copy for my next rendering of Lady Alice). Sid draws my face very differently than I do and he is quick to point out the things on these that aren’t “right.” So I’m left to wonder, what do I look like to him? To others? My self-portaiting is a way for me to look at my face differently than I am used to doing each day. I try to focus on distances, relationships, features, and impressions among other things, rather than, the usual thoughts that arise as I peer into the mirror, like “Ugh, I look tired,” or “Hmmm, 31 year-old Jennifer,” or “What can be done about that hair?” When I get one drawn I feel like I have a new way to see myself, a better idea of what others may see when they look at me. But I don’t know! Anyway, it’s fun and sort of fascinating, I recommend you try it. It’s easier with pencil, you can get better detail, but it’s also fun to just put down the lines that are the most dramatic when you look in the mirror with pen and see what you come up with.

Try!