Selfportrait

This is my last entry for the Portrait Party contest. One of the portrait exchanges had to be with an enemy. I don´t really have an enemy, except for myself: I´m the only one stopping myself from doing things I want to do. I´m exaggerating a little bit. Except for a few things I´m quite content with myself and with the portraits too. I love the second one, though I do not look as young as on that pic. But the first one looks more like me.

Me:

And her: ;)

Portrait Of My Mother

I just couldn´t find any pic of my mom!!! At the family portrait exchange she was either taking care of something or standing next to me taking pics. So I didn´t even take one of her. I did this quick portrait in 2 minutes (??) with a fat Copic marker. I could not have made a more detailed portrait of her without a pic or without her sitting in front of me. But I am surprised that I can even recognize her.
One last portrait for the Portrait Party contest in an hour and then I´m off to have dinner. I´m starving! (Unfortunately I won´t be able to eat right away, because I have to sketch the sushi and the petit fours first! ;) )

My mom:

And me:

Portrait Of Benjamin S.

Benjamin was the first one who exchanged portraits with me for the contest. I hadn´t expected him to do that, as he´s more of a writer than a painter. Anyway next time please close your mouth. I´m not good at drawing teeth. ;)

Benjamin:

And me:

Portrait Of My Daughter

Time is running out for the Portrait Party contest. Just a few hours left for me to complete two more portraits and I just can´t find any pic of my mom!!!
Anyway here is the portrait exchange with my daughter (5 years old), which is the most colorful one I´ve done so far. When I asked her whether she would like to draw me I had more than 10 pictures in an hour. She usually likes to draw me as a queen or a fairy. Sometimes even both. It was hard to choose a favorite as they are all wonderful and colorful.
Then I told her that maybe she could just draw me once without the fairy wings and the crown. Just me. And the result is pretty good too (last pic).

My daughter (right out of the bath tub):

And me as a fairy:

Thanks For Linking Me In The Year 2007!

Thanks to all the people who have linked to my blog in the year 2007 in some way or the other.

Non-English blogs:
100 Tage Bücher
coderwelsh/synchron./
Hanging Lydia
litblogs
logbuch isla volante
Tivoli-Blog
Turmsegler

English blogs:
AfricanTapestry
Allotment Lady
Amber Forgey
arindamart
Art Biz Blog
Auntie Mim´s Art, Crafts, Life's journal
bite your own tail
Ces And Her Dishes Part II
Drawing & Sketches - dibujandoarte
Drawings & Sketches
Dustpan Alley
Emma Pod
g-shtält, -shtôlt, -stält, -stôlt
graphic:DESIN:basics
Have Dogs, Will Travel
Illustration Friday
Illustration Friday Night
Jana’s Journal and Sketch Blog
Laurelines Drawings and Paintings
Made by Milla
mARTa's Art
Mommy Palooza
Pen In Hand
Pookie Art
rue Manuel bis
Sketchpot
Stefan G. Bucher´s Daily Monster
The EDM SuperBlog
The Ephemerist
The Portrait Party
"Where You Stumble, there lies your treasure"

(In case I forgot someone, just let me know.)

UPDATE:
It´s 2008 now, but I just have to brag and add another name here:
Tommy Kane

Brothers

Just by coincidence my two brothers are portrayed on the moleskine pages facing each other. I like it.

Portrait Of Hans K.

Here´s the portrait of my other brother Hans. So far (for the Scavenger Hunt) he has been the most difficult one for me to achieve at least a little resemblance. I think now he can be recognized, even if the chin is way too pointy.

My brother:

And me:

Who is next? :)

Geisha In My Dreams

Today I went to bed at 4 am, could not sleep until at least 5 am and was thrown out of bed by my son at 6 am. At least I could remember the dream I had.

"Never stitch (draw) the river running towards you, as long as you don´t have a master."

I was a japanese lady sitting somewhere outside and stitching a nature scene. Then an old woman or maid ran to me and grabbed my stitching frame and turned it around nervously. She told me that as I didn´t belong to any master I was not allowed to stitch the river flowing towards me. Instead I would have to stitch it flowing away from me.

Any ideas or explanations?

Portrait of Alexander K.

Here´s the next portrait of the Portrait Party we had at my mom´s place on Dec. 26. This time it´s my youngest brother Alex. It is the first time I had to draw a beard and that isn´t very easy.

My brother:

His first two tries were without his glasses, but for the third one (his masterpiece) he put them on.

And me:

Portrait Of Tamara F.

Two days ago we had a lot of fun at my mom´s place drawing each other for the Portrait Party contest. Here is the portrait exchange with my sister.

Here´s the portrait I drew of my sister:


And this is me drawn by my sister: