When my Husband and I were living in Germany we took a weekend and went to Zurich. While we where there the Kunsthaus Zurich was having a showing of 55 Albrecht Durer etchings. The background of this painting is of my favorite "The Sea Monster". I had made the decision to use this portrait image with the turban thinking they worked well together and then remembered the first oil painting I ever did in Grade 11 for Mr. Owen's art class. We had to pick a great master's self portrait and put our face in it.... I pick one of Rembrandt van Rijn, he had a lovely turban on! Funny how our past choices influence the present, sometimes without us even realizing.
This painting was entered in a self portrait contest at the 33 Collective Gallery, you can see the stages in my From The Studio Blog.
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