Portrait of the Artist as a Portrait Artist.

[Debra Jones]

I was stuck at home for the usual Wednesday night open studio and got "Jonesing" (pun intended and highly anticipated) so I dove into a self portrait going through my mind.

THIS is how I look to most people who have interraction with me, either at work or in studio, so why mess with the real thing. I have overlong, completly undisciplined hair and a bit of a female absentminded professor air.

The hands in the reference photo were holding a camera, which I felt was a bit sacreligeous, so I opted for the correct tool of the trade.

It is 17x11 on sueded board with mostly hard pastel.
Curious if too cutsey, or valid, or is it even working?