Self portrait (II)

Why do so many artists try to make self portraits? I certainly feel this strong pull myself. I think it’s because I am consistently available to myself, I am interesting to me, out of curiosity, out of a desire for self-narration, because art is an investigation, etc. Narcissistic endeavour, some might think, but self-portraits rarely showcase gleaming perfection. In addition: “Yet before most self-portraits, because of the exclusive complicity existing between the eye observing and the returned gaze, we have a sense of something opaque, a sense of watching the drama of a double-bind which excludes us" (John Berger).

Oil paint on paper; Prints are available to frame, or as postcards and greeting cards should you wish to buy some. This art was published in the journal Last Leaves