artist's spaces.02

use your phone to take 5 selfies
you are the figure and the environment is the ground
each photo should show you in the space where you make art from different angles
pick the strongest photo and use it for reference
look in a mirror and draw what you see in your sketchbook
and try not to sketch
closely observe and draw yourself in your art-making environment

“Nothing can become intelligible unless seen against a background, a horizon, a surrounding ﬁeld, a periphery. A ﬁgure without limits is unthinkable.”—Jan Bouman

2021-08-17 22_41_40-An Artist in His Studio - John Singer Sargent — Google Arts & Culture.

It's always a good idea to see how other artists work. While you do not want to copy a style or image, you can get a lot of ideas and inspiration by observing the work of others.