From the Artist: I was almost too scared to start this project, so I suppose the use of yellow was appropriate. With so many things to learn, as a new painter, a project like this is quite daunting. But, overall, I'm glad I tried it. I was quite surprised that it came out actually looking like me.
From the Painting Guide: Tackling a self-portrait is quite a challenge, which is why I set the project to be expressive portrait rather than focusing on realism. That (in theory anyway) frees you up to focus on how you're painting and conveying a sense of personality than character than obsessing about getting an accurate likeness.
While I obviously can't comment on whether it looks like you or not, I think it's a portrait that focuses on the shapes of the facial features, reducing or abstracting them somewhat to their fundamental shapes. This creates a face with a sense of character, of determination and resolve. I don't read the yellow as cowardly at all.
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Eyes: The eyes look a bit small in the face for me, but then this fits the painting's title The Worrier well as it creates a sense of unease, of something not being quite as it ought to be.
Color: Notice how the choice of colors used in the painting creates a sense of harmony (which also belies the title!). They're yellow/orange/browns close together on the color wheel, with a complementary purple used for dark or shadow tones.
From the Painting Guide: Tackling a self-portrait is quite a challenge, which is why I set the project to be expressive portrait rather than focusing on realism. That (in theory anyway) frees you up to focus on how you're painting and conveying a sense of personality than character than obsessing about getting an accurate likeness.
While I obviously can't comment on whether it looks like you or not, I think it's a portrait that focuses on the shapes of the facial features, reducing or abstracting them somewhat to their fundamental shapes. This creates a face with a sense of character, of determination and resolve. I don't read the yellow as cowardly at all.
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Eyes: The eyes look a bit small in the face for me, but then this fits the painting's title The Worrier well as it creates a sense of unease, of something not being quite as it ought to be.
Color: Notice how the choice of colors used in the painting creates a sense of harmony (which also belies the title!). They're yellow/orange/browns close together on the color wheel, with a complementary purple used for dark or shadow tones.