Rembrandt

"It is the head of an old lion at bay, worn and melancholy, yet conscious of his strength, determined and a little defiant."

Rembrandt van Rijn painted one of his best self-portraits in 1658. Bankrupt and nearing the end of his life, he dared to dress himself in fine, exotic clothes and hold a silver staff. It is one of the greatest portraits ever painted by the master.

I started drawing my own self-portraits each day for the last week, and decide today to post them. They are simple, not masterpieces, but I draw them for myself and not for an assignment or exercise. It is a little discipline, a little introspection, and a little of getting to know myself better.