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Available – In June 2017, I found this self portrait I painted in April of 2014 and thought I would share it. Self portraits by nature, in the purest and most valued sense, are unflinchingly honest. If they hit the mark they give the viewer a glimpse of the artist’s unvarnished self analysis and expression. In the sense of honesty, the artist must knowingly and scrupulously be completely honest, exposing all, telling all, naked, afraid and including their deepest shames. We all have judgments, probably the most critical of which are ones of self. We all contain a shadow self, but few venture to explore, or indeed expose to others or the world at large. This shadow self is part of us, the core of light which we all contain as well could not exist without the shadow mirror. It can be helpful if we befriend this shadow, letting it guide and teach us. At that moment in 2014, just after my birthday, I painted this seeking expression and visual representation of an aspect of that deep part of me. We would all be wise to love, cherish and embrace ALL aspects of our complex and simple selves, light, dark and indifferent aspects included. The reason being is that people’s parts cannot be separated from the whole, and indeed the whole is richer for all its combined nature and the choices we are free to make.
3 pages from the expressive drawing class I attended.
I feel in love with sketching with a china marker (waxy pencil used in printmaking)
Last time I hopped into this role (2002) I was threatened with 'divorce'......which eventuated some months later..........
Again - a shadow self....
Olympus OM-2
Zuiko 50mm 1.8
Gelbfilter / yellow filter
Kodax Tmax ISO 400
Negativscan
against the glare my shadow looks me in the eye,
a reflexive communique...
{shadow head (gone to ground 025)}
let us excur...
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Took a roadtrip to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. Absolutely beautiful there. I'm the shadow in the right corner.
A couple of smiling shadows (myself and my father) in conversation, to finish off the year.
It's been much fun, fellow December Diarists (and it's also been exhausting).
Thanks for all of your great images and visits. May you have a productive year ahead, filled with shadows and laughter, and may we all be able to meet again next December for another go of it.
All images are available for prints and stock licensing. To learn more, visit my web site jamescolecreative.com
All images are available for prints and stock licensing. To learn more, visit my web site jamescolecreative.com
Dear December Diary: Lost the use of my camera this weekend. So I will have to cheat by posting older shots from my archive.
(I'm sure you will understand.) ;o)
All images are available for prints and stock licensing. To learn more, visit my web site jamescolecreative.com
I fight with myself daily, weekly, so boringly forever, with what I am worth. I am waiting for spring to bring me round the bend, and it will. But next year I will fight again. I am beginning to realize it's just the nature of the beast, and has it's gifts. Not so bad really. A time for inner work, which though difficult, is so necessary.
On another note...
400 ISO, late afternoon with proper manual settings... I get NOISE! Nikon please gift me with a D700. I promise I will use it well. Still I'm glad I got what I got :-)
Mallit: Joni/Modelboom & Shadow Self
Jonin stailaus: Artturi Elovirta/ donatello.fi/
Jonin hiukset ja meikki: Shadow Self