Trim: Self-Portrait 2019

Finally, a more recent self-portrait! I think there's something very therapeutic about painting/drawing yourself. It gives you the opportunity to try out new approaches for portrait painting and helps you recognize, accept, and recreate the facial features that make you unique. Doing it regularly also helps you see your skills progress, as well as how you may have changed in appearance over the years.

© Lauren Bhagwandat
This is a bit of a throwback to the fresh "trim" my sister gave me at the beginning of the year. It grew out again, but it was actually nice having it a little shorter than usual, for once!