Me a la Chagall

"Art
seems to me
to be primarily a condition
of the soul."
~ Marc Chagall

I found this early self-portrait of Marc Chagall in an art book recently. It was done in 1914, oil on cardboard. I'm always fascinated by early works of the masters, and Chagall was no exception in that his art changed as he grew as an artist.

Since I had cardboard and oil pastels, I decided to try another quick little self-portrait, this time a la early Chagall. And since it is a self-portrait, I took some liberties with reality, and made myself as thin as I hope to be again soon.
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As I start trying new things, I'm going to try to remember another quote I heard recently:

"I didn't fail.
I just found 10,000 ways it didn't work."
~ Thomas Edison

I think my next attempt may be something in papier mache. See? This is what happens when I push aside my "artistic" creativity for decades and get a little encouragement after I try creating something artsy again! Thanks, everybody! I'm having a wonderful time trying to find my niche.
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I also would really like to thank all my followers - those who have been with me for a while, as well as all the new ones who have signed up recently. I really appreciate your interest, comments and friendship!