Bagpuss

Watercolour and chalk for this one. Sagging skin is difficult ... I am vain enough not to want to put emphasis on the double chin but stern enough not to ignore it. The other problem is wearing vari-focal glasses ... have to sit at the exactly right distance to see my face. So I am either to close or to far away.

Self-portrait

My son has asked for my self-portrait done from life and not a photo for Christmas. This is a toughy as I have to decide what I want to reveal about myself. The bullet points above are my daughter R's considered repose to the first small sketch I attempted. Sigh ...