Challenging myself.

There were things I thought I was terrible at since childhood and could not improve. Portraits. And there was a subject I should just not try. Myself. I was told it was not acceptable as it was an act of vanity and narcissism. Shadow beliefs. This is why I decided to do an Artist Self-Portrait Challenge. This challenge forces me to take a closer look at myself as an Artist and to take myself seriously. It challenges my gaze and my skills. And it forces me to obliterate the imposed ban on making myself a priority. I sometimes wonder how many men have been accused of being narcistic for putting themselves first versus women. My intuition says far fewer. So here I am world. Unapologetic.