A self portrait is good practice, but certainly tests your ego. Here's a play-by-play from my most recent portrait, a selfie. As you can see in the middle images, I use the canvas to clean my brushes while I work. I think there's some potential to use it in future work. We'll see.
Also, taking pictures of oil painting's is tough, but I did my best. I always do my best!
Oil on canvas, May 2013, 32"x42"
