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Self-portraits by Mary Stebbins Taitt
The Satchi Gallery is having a self-portrait contest and I entered a few of mine. Click on images to view larger.
This last one is new tonight. The others can be found below. Or here.
Starting with the quick sketch I made of myself (without looking in the mirror), I compared it to a photo of me and then tried to make it look a little more like me while still being essentially the same picture I'd originally made. It turned out to be as difficult as reinventing myself has been, all my life.
I would like to be thinner, prettier, younger-looking and enlightened.
Wait . . . .
I don't think those things go together.
I guess what I want--and need-- is to accept and love myself and others, just as I and they are.
Flaws, quirks splotches and all.
A Selfie from the computer's camera. This is from Snow, the Imac at R'dale.
I may fiddle with this a little more before I mail or after it comes back, but I'm probably quitting for now so it can be on the road asap.Painted nearly entirely with homemade paints with French pigments.
I started this before Christmas, but of course, now it is a little out of date.
I am almost ready to mail. Soon.
This self-portrait doesn't really look like me as a child or an adult, but is mean to represent my experience and thus is a self-portrait of my inner self. (From a nightmare.)
I dream I live in a house divided in half by glass walls. On one side, I live my life. On the other side . . .
Self-portrait as a girl with worms, by me, for Cowbird, to go with a very short story I wrote in response to someone else's story: We walked a quarter of a mile from home to the bus stop, and on rainy days, the bus would honk and honk for me to hurry, because all the other kids had run up to get out of the rain, but I was dawdling, picking up worms off the road and moving them to dry ground so they wouldn't be run over by cars.
Self Portrait as the artist looking at the future
Of course, this is me YOUNGER than I am now (not really me at all). Done in Roma's with markers and pens and a little colored pencil.
I was inspired by Andrea's portrait of me in my motorcycle gear to do a self portrait on an Indian. In 1964-65 (I'm giving away my age here, if you didn't already know it), I owned a 1949 Indian. This is not it, but an older one I used for the art. I have, believe it or not, NO pictures of that amazing motorcycle. But I had fun--on the bike(s) and on the art. I did the piece in metallic markers, but you can't tell in the scan.
or, Looking up at the sky, a bit of silliness from an image Erwin made of me. (Click image to view slightly larger).
The Human Condition II: Bethany with Crown of Thorns
Self portrait if the Artist with Andy Warhol, Digitally painted photo
composit, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. See original photo here.
for the Monday Artday challenge. The top one I fiddled with slightly on photoshop. The bottom one is the original off the iPad. Obviously this face is not my current face. Not really ever my face, but a self-portrait of thought, perhaps.
For Mick and Laura. See alternate version above.
Self-portraits by Mary Stebbins Taitt
Photos and drawings of--who else--me! By me. Other models are not always nearby or cooperative and I love the challenge of redefining myself. Feel free to comment!
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Self-portrait Contest
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| starting a new Self-portrait |
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| The Queen of insomnia |
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| Self-portrait with roses and checkerboard |
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| Self-portrait with Andy Warhol |
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| Slef-portrait with self-portait |
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| Glass Walls |
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| Self-portrait in recliner with insomnia |
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Self-portrait Challenge July 27, 2014
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| Quick Self-portrait Sketch with no mirror or photo on left adjusted by peering at photo on right (but still not quite right) by me, Mary Stebbins Taitt |
I would like to be thinner, prettier, younger-looking and enlightened.
Wait . . . .
I don't think those things go together.
I guess what I want--and need-- is to accept and love myself and others, just as I and they are.
Flaws, quirks splotches and all.
Monday, June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014 Pop-Art and messy office.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
"Final" Back Cover Round 4
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| "Final" back Cover Round 4 Mary and Keith Self-portrait |
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| Keith as Santa on envelope |
I am almost ready to mail. Soon.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Unfinished Self-portrait with Keth
I am working on a painting for the back cover of my Moleskine. I figured it would be nice to finish it before I sent it off, but it is slow. I am making my own acrylic paints with pigments from France my daughter brought me from her visit there.
First coat of paint:
We had more than a foot of snow and it was 11 below zero--I couldn't get to my "studio." It's a little crowded and cluttered. (Okay, it;s a LOT crowded and cluttered.) The little vials are the dry pigments from France.
The photograph I am copying was taken December 28, 2013 by Harry Teichert at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House. I hope to finish it soon and mail it off.
First coat of paint:
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| Self-portrait with Keith handmade acrylics after one coat of paint (not yet finished.) Click this and all images to view larger |
Second coat of paint:
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| Self-portrait with Keith handmade acrylics after two coats of paint (not yet finished.) |
Working at the dining room table:
We had more than a foot of snow and it was 11 below zero--I couldn't get to my "studio." It's a little crowded and cluttered. (Okay, it;s a LOT crowded and cluttered.) The little vials are the dry pigments from France.
The photograph I am copying was taken December 28, 2013 by Harry Teichert at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House. I hope to finish it soon and mail it off.
Labels:
acrylics,
French Earth Pigments,
handmade paints,
Moleskine
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Self-portrait as a Dreamer
I am in a sketchbook exchange program and these are for the pocket in Aya's Moleskine. The pocket is in the back of the sketchbook. Aya's pocket says, "add dreams here" (Or something like that). So even though I had previously done two pocket items, I did two quick little sketches of dreams for the dream pocket.
These are just little, done with gouche on red-colored card stock. They don't really look me, but they look sort of like my dream self. I am never (or very rarely) old and fat in my dreams.
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| In my flying dreams, I am not always sure if I am flying or falling. |
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| Sometimes, I can walk through walls in my dreams! Click images to view larger. |
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Self-portrait of the inner artist with a Nightmare Lion
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| Self-portrait of the artist with Lion from the nightmare series click image to view larger |
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Glass Walls, Self Portrait with Eagle
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| Glass Walls, Self Portrait with Eagle by me, Mary Stebbins Taitt Click to view larger |
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Self-portrait as a girl with worms
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| Self-portrait of the Artist as a girl with worms digital, small |
I joined cowbird, which is a place for personal stories.
I needed a picture of myself so I created this double self-portrait:
I needed a picture of myself so I created this double self-portrait:
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| Self portrait with Self Portrait |
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Self Portrait as the artist looking at the future
Self Portrait as the artist looking at the future
Of course, this is me YOUNGER than I am now (not really me at all). Done in Roma's with markers and pens and a little colored pencil.
The second picture is me last night with a hastily rendered copy of Cezanne's 3 Skulls done at the DIA in ordinary pencil. They have drawing sessions and provide seats, paper, pencils and easels every Friday night. And I think Sunday afternoons, too. It's the first time I've done it. If I do it again, I may bring my own pencils, stubs etc. It was a huge paper to fill in a short time with a pencil, and I didn't get it quite right--but I had a good time and looked CAREFULLY at the painting--more carefully than ever before.
Click images to view larger.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Self-portrait on old Indian Motorcycle
I was inspired by Andrea's portrait of me in my motorcycle gear to do a self portrait on an Indian. In 1964-65 (I'm giving away my age here, if you didn't already know it), I owned a 1949 Indian. This is not it, but an older one I used for the art. I have, believe it or not, NO pictures of that amazing motorcycle. But I had fun--on the bike(s) and on the art. I did the piece in metallic markers, but you can't tell in the scan.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Backfloat
Friday, November 12, 2010
Self-portrait of the artist as Bethany with Crown of Thorns
The Human Condition II: Bethany with Crown of Thorns
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Self portrait of the Artist with Andy Warhol
composit, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. See original photo here.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Monday, September 06, 2010
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
"Wicked"
for the Monday Artday challenge. The top one I fiddled with slightly on photoshop. The bottom one is the original off the iPad. Obviously this face is not my current face. Not really ever my face, but a self-portrait of thought, perhaps.
insomnia SP
If's after 2 Am and I haven't slept a wink yet. :-(
Did this SP on iPad with Colorpad HD.
Did this SP on iPad with Colorpad HD.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Self-portrait of the Artist as a Camera Lens 4
Self-portrait of the Artist as a Camera Lens
For Mick and Laura. See alternate version above.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
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