Back in the
70's, I thought I was so kewl with my mirrored shades. One night at a party, I met Lisa. She told me she
hated my glasses because she couldn't see my eyes. I used that idea for my
self-portrait I thought the self-portrait was symbolic because Lisa wasn't with me
in the painting, but merely a reflection in my eyes. She was an "illusion of
reality". When I studied Pictorial
Illustration in college, I decided to use that theme again. The second time around,
I used photos of Karen as
the mirrored reflection. |