Self-portrait in vector

| Anna Cull
Pop art self-portrait, vector illustration, 2010.

This was a personal project undertaken when I had time on my hands following the September 2010 earthquake(s). The illustration has proved to be quite useful.

I tweaked the colours for print, added a background pattern, and used these as the first and last pages of my D&A diary.

I’ve also been using it as my WordPress Gravatar and as my profile picture on Facebook.

Self-portrait in felt

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Finger puppet self-portrait in New Regent Street, Christchurch, 2010.Student project – mixed media, drawing and photography.
Finger puppet self-portrait in New Regent Street, Christchurch, 2010.
Student project – mixed media, drawing and photography.

A fun, three-day project.

I have always loved the Spanish Mission style architecture of New Regent Street. The pastel green, yellow and blue façades are like the icing on the cake of central Christchurch. The street was opened on 1st April 1932. Happy 80th birthday, New Regent Street.

The street suffered some damage during Canterbury’s recent earthquakes but has survived remarkably well. It is, however, in the city’s no-go Red Zone. There are plans to restore the street and to try and reopen it by Christmas 2012.

Self-portrait in pen

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Objects as self-portrait – sketches.

One of the first projects of the D&A graphic design course was similar in nature to the still life/oil painting: a self-portrait using objects. The objects in my portrait are a character teapot from Golden Bay, a bottle of Pinot Noir, precious family letters, a little leather bag (for guitar picks), greenstone earrings made by yours truly and my 35 mm camera.

Objects as self-portrait – pigment liner on paper, 290 x 180 mm, 2010.
Objects as self-portrait – illustration and digital colour, 290 x 180 mm, 2010.

Self-portrait in oil

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Looking back at the body of work I’ve acquired as a student over the last two years, I’m a little surprised to see how many self-portraits there are. Very few are what you’d call ‘traditional’.

Personal still life – sketch.
D&A Foundation course project.

A favourite bag, a peacock feather I’ve had for years, a bottle of Chanel No. 5, nail polish and paracetamol.

Personal Still Life – oil on panel, 400 x 300 mm, 2010.

Not too bad for my first oil painting.