i didn't understand what you mean by that. sorry & thanks:)

yo luxy, did you get link to the pdf? lemme know if there were problems. gotta get off the internet for a while but will check later.

Yes, it just finished downloading and I must say it is lovely.

cool! check out the self-portrait by chuck close.

Yeah, we looked at his self-portraits in our painting class, and though it's not new to me, it does act as a good reminder.

I do think I want to draw myself facing forward, rather than obscuring some part of my face, which just seems typical to me, especially when you're talking about a bunch of teenagers in a painting class. But I also want something more than just a headshot. So we'll see.

I look completely badass nowdays. The only thing that bothers me is that my hair has too much volume and looks like a tent.

You're probably due for a haircut.

Yes. But sort of like a hair thin-ing.

I need a haircut, I look horrible with long hair.

ah sweet, i saw one of his paintings in the cleveland art museum and it blew my mind-- it was huuuge!!!

anyway best wishes & enjoy painting!

I didn't read through all the pages here, and this may sound strange, but lighting makes a huge difference on appearance, and we cannot control it. Sometimes i think i'm alright looking, and pleased enough with my appearance,and sometimes, eek..maybe i'm too vain?

generally i feel ok about myself. i dont have any major things wrong but i guess that everyone can hate the way they look sometimes. there are certainly things that i can think that i would like more of or like less of.

Does anyone else think maybe Chuck needs to get a new schtick already?

last i heard he's quadriplegic. maybe he should play the drums!

Well, now I feel like a real jackass.

ha ha no man, i forgot to put the smilie, if only because you hate it so much. but here: :D

he's painted w/ mouth & has partial movement, but not sure how much. he's always done portraits though, from photos.

I'm not hideous, but I could do without the acne.
I've been feeling rather photogenic the past few days:
http://mwsu.facebook.com/album.php?a...51&id=57902884

here's some latest work??

http://klaudiamarrgallery.com/Modern...ose/index.html



it is apparently a tapestry in cotton. ?????????????????????????

as is this

guess those are photos printed on giant tissues?

Yeah, my comments about Mr. Close stem from the fact that he has been beating this horse for like 40+ years.

As far as the thread itself, i guess I'm as OK with my appearance now as I have ever been. I'm vain as hell and the fact that I could lose a few pounds gets on my nerves, but the constant biking and the new job have shown some improvement in that area which I hope continues.
I have a slight bump in my nose that bugs me, but I wouldn't do anything about it surgically even if I had tons of extra cash. My hair doesn't behave all that well and I don't have a lot of hairstyle options, but I have learned how to do what I can with it via countless embarrassing phases.
Fashion-wise, I enjoy myself a lot and I feel very comfortable with the look I have going on, even though I get a lot of good-natured ribbings about my fashion-victimness. I feel the most awkward when I have to look "normal" for a job interview or a square wedding or something like that.

I'm fairly content with how I look but a little fixated on improving myself. I started "dieting" in january & lost about 10-12 lbs so far, but still have a gut and other miscellaneous places I wish were thinner. My height is probably my biggest problem-- I'm 5'2 and its hard to reach things on shelves, in the cupboards, etc. It also makes it a pain in the ass to shop for pants because I have to get all my jeans in the short/petite version.

Other than that, I dig myself physically. I have huge lips, big deep-set eyes which make me look forever tired, and some pretty crazy-colored natural hair. My height & size allow me to shop in the little girls' department at stores (cheap shit!) and I like being referred to as the little, cute girl.

My boyfriend loves the way I look so I guess I should be satisfied.

i guess he's obsessed with photos of the human face. i'd imagine he grew up looking at magazines... every artist has their repertoire and obsessions... some greater than others i think. but i do like his work-- a lot actually.

I'd say he is mostly obsessed with his own face, which seems to have gotten a lotta play over the decades.

I saw a Charlie Rose interview with Chuck Close about a month or so ago.

He was somewhat engaging and can talk about art fairly well.

I'll give him that, as I am not a fan.

Charlie Rose can interview absolutely anyone. That guy does his homework.

From certain angles I can look quite fine (and I mean fine in the inflection a pimp would say it- baby, you is 'f'hine'). However, I'm not really very happy about my general face area. My head is unusually large to the point at which most 'one size fits all' hats don't fit me. My mouth is very wide. I have a huge overbite. My nose looks wide too if you look at it straight on and the nostrils look permanently flared. My eyes are nice but because I wear glasses you wouldn't notice.

But from certain angles I suppose I'm okay.

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone Does anyone else think maybe Chuck needs to get a new schtick already?

But that is part of his newer schtick...
Grid portraiture filled with lozenges and finger prints, made with his index finger of course (putting himself in the portraits).
tautology maybe, but its repeated motif that makes all of his art work.

I do like his older/1970's work alot more,
the grid works remind me of some garbage spit out of photoshop.


Cindy Sherman a'la Chuck Close, nice.

I don't know. I'd probably just go all post-modern and draw myself with a mirror skin. Something about not being able to see into me, and any judgements you make about me based purely on appearance ultimately representing a reflection of yourself. Whatever - that's what springs to my mind right now.

see above.

generally i'm alright about the way i look, i'm very photogenic so i look a lot better in photos than i do in real life.
here's what i don't like:
i have dark rings under my eyes that never go away
arched nostrils
i look weird in profile
i don't like my hair
i'm growing a beer gut
my facial hair is patchy, i can't grow a decent beard.

but what can you do?

Ca-Ching!!! $$$

i found that worrying too much about the way i look only leads to feeling bad about yourself as a person so i try not to do it. that said:

i want more hair
like to be taller
better lungs, asthamtic
able to grow a better beard
no glasses

i dont think that i stand out enough and just kind of blend in but that does have its advantages as well.

I am fairly indifferent about my appearance. Although I do get called a hippie quite a bit due to my beard and long hair. It's to be expected, I guess.

fine!!!

I feel like I am a pretty good looking guy. Normally I wouldn't say that, I don't like bragging; I only feel ok saying that because as of recently I put on someweight, having gotten married and all, and I'm not too happy with how I look currently. But I am working on it :)

Just look at all of the ugly guys you know who are super confident. If you don't develop a super confident attitude right away, try and develop their sense of "nothing to lose" when talking to women. Then the results will speak for themselves.

danny, you are cute and you know it.

i'm not very comfortable with the way i look. i'd be happier if i had cut my hair properly on saturday. my bangs are horrid. but otherwise, i've always really liked my eyes and eyebrows.

shush!!! you're babelicious.

and you're old enough to be her father

me? not quite-- but even if i were, so what?

i'd have the same opinion if i was 99 or just 7.

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ps- get your mind out of the gutter.