(image courtesy Jeff Babbitt)
This year, John’s annual Christmas work party was at Teatro Zinzanni, a very fun dinner theater show in San Francisco. Of course, we all got dressed up for the occasion; I wore a 1940′s beaded blouse with shoulder pads, a Mad Men style pencil skirt, crazypainful high heels and a velvet-and-feather hat, things I collected at thrift stores over the years. Even I have to admit I looked ab fab.
See, usually I don’t get out much and if I do, I sometimes forget to wash my hair or put on a clean pair of jeans. Often, I’m wearing the shirt I slept in and I usually forget to look in the mirror and wipe off that toothpaste in the corner of my mouth. So of course, I took a photo to commemorate the occasion. It turned out very well- so well I almost posted it here on my blog, despite my policy of facelessness (which I explained here).
But now, I don’t have to break my rule. My new artist friend and fellow blogger Scott Hamilton, who signs himself “ArtBoy68,” is doing a fascinating portrait project (100 portraits in 20 weeks) which you can see on his blog, 100 Portraits, and he did a portrait of me based on that photo.
And OH MY GOD! It is perfect. You have to go see it! Isn’t that the epitome of The Girl in the Hat, the one who writes strange characters and disturbing stories?
That girl looks terrified, doesn’t she?
I am over-the-top happy.
If I used sideways smiley faces, I’d put one here!…
Thank you so much, Scott! She has just the right face and expression for The Girl in the Hat. Thank you for your artistry and your generosity.
Never judge by appearances (it’s better not to judge but we are human and therefore we do it…). I think I can change the sidewalk when I meet this person, I do it because I do not know if she is terrified ot if it is her true personality. I remember I asked my son who was a good boy why he changed his look by giving the air with a wicked black eyes and he answered me: I’m afraid in the train and the bart at night and if I look bad, no one is bothering me! My own son was starting to scare me.
So of course I prefer the real Anna!
Ah, Josette, you always see right into the center of the issue, don’t you? But aren’t all faces just masks? And can a picture capture more than a fleeting moment?
It looks JUST like you.
Right?
Doesn’t it? Does it? Ha ha ha!
Definitely cool picture. Yay you, Anna!
Fun stuff, for sure.
You are right too Anna! Do you know that after our coffee, I was early for my meeeting so I went to spend time at Pegasus Book. Within two minutes that followed I found myself face to face with the book “The exegesis” without looking for. It was too funny given our previous discussion. Life is wonderful.
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I am working my way through it, verrrrry slowly. I hope you can find a copy in French- I am sure you can, those French people love him. xoox
How cool!!! Wish I could see the original outfit, if not you in it.
Mmm, vintage!
Alas, this new hold-your-arm-out-and-take-a-picture-of-yourself thing has its limits. They need to invent a far-away option so we can get the whole damn outfit in. (Tea soon?)
Agreed! It’s so awkward to take full-body photos of self! And yes, yes, yes to tea soon. I’ve emailed you.
Such a beautiful, pensive mood he captured. What a talented man.
Thanks for the fun interesting post. I wondered what you looked like
that’s fun
Over-the-top happy is a fun place to be. Great portrait. Was good and bad to go to Scott’s blog though; good because I got to see all the great portraits, and bad because there were so many interesting-looking people there, whose blogs I just don’t have time to read right now. But maybe later.
Seriously. Lately, I have been a good blogger but I haven’t written a word and I’m starting to freak out about it, just a little. How to do both?
thats a lovely portrait (and kind of reminds me of Marla from fight club (By the by i mean that as a compliment.)
Precisely! Sort of bleary and messed up. Love FC!