Well, this is where I got to with my self-portrait today. I didn't so much finish as stop. I was interested in exposing the red under-painting in places - partly to warm things, and partly to be open about the painting process. I think that involves the viewer more. So I left the bookshelves less 'finished' than my face, and only loosely indicated my left hand. I wanted the proximity of the phone's lens and my more visible eye to invite comparison between digital and painted image. Not sure if that comes across. The paintings below also deal with things less visible: |