Despite the fact that many of the artworks in this project might tend to suggest otherwise, I've always found it difficult to work in an abstract manner. I'm more of a realist - perhaps the better term would be literalist - and creating imagery that has no clear meaning has always been a challenge.
Then I finally took the advice that I've given to students so many times over the years:
so what.
It doesn't matter if anyone knows what an artwork means or not (they can always come up with their own interpretations anyway). It doesn't even matter if I don't know what my artwork means (I can always figure it out later on). What does matter is that I am making art.
Honestly, I love today's self-portrait. And honestly, I have no idea what it means! Perhaps I'll come to a conclusion about an interpretation for the drawing, but for now I'll simply find contentment in the fact that I was incredibly motivated during the drawing process and that I am very pleased with the end result.
the bird is you, you are the bird...
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