Self Portraits of the past

I remember freaking out about having to do a self portrait this year. I did a rather fantastic blog post about it. (Learn To Look)

As much as I love this picture, I took a few liberties. I styled my hair as it naturally fell... but in a way that totally hid my ears. Ears are ugly and hard to draw. So I covered them. 

This is the resulting picture. 

I remember freaking out when I had to do a self portrait in Sophomore year. I must have mixed the skin tone 5 or 6 different times. I completely re-painted the nose 4 times. When I finally hit the right color for my skin, I finished it within 20 minutes. I didn't put nostrils in, because I was afraid to mess with my perfect skin color. And then it was done. 

This is the resulting painting.

 Here  is what I DON'T remember. A fourth grade self-portrait done in watercolor. It's messy, childish, streaked, blotted, and all of the pencil lines are still showing. 

And I love it.

 I found it when I was digging through Elementary School stuff. This is the only picture in which I was brave enough to show my ears. Probably because I didn't know enough to care that they wouldn't come out quite right. I drew my nostrils. 

I wish I was as brave as my 9-year-old-self used to be. 

Nice little trip down memory lane.