I like to make portraits. This weblog presents the photographic and painted portraits of me as subject. I am the creator of this space - but I have out-sourced the art-making. I act as curator. The people providing images form a community of people that I would like to, or have already, painted. Selfish Portrait provides common ground with me at the centre. In creating a portrait of me - these artists are creating a portrait of themselves.

Monday 1 August 2011

Becky Slade

Becky is a Henna artist based in Bristol.  She made this portrait of Caroline Jaine at WOMAD Festival in July 2011 whilst working with Sukh Kaur on the http://www.hennadesigns.org.uk stall

Sunday 10 April 2011

Janice Wilkins

British artist Janice Wilkins has recently re-enacted a Emmeline Pankhurst speech outside a shopping mall - donning a "Votes For Women" T-shirt, as the speech was taking place, she asked women shoppers whether they had voting in the last election.    She rarely paints - so this selfish portrait is a real treasure.

Friday 4 March 2011

Lord (Nazir) Ahmed of Rotherham

Lord Ahmed of Rotherham took this photograph over tea at the House of Lords.  Nazir Ahmed became Britain's first Muslim life peer in 1998.  More about his Parliamentary career on his Westminster web page.

http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/nazir-ahmed/26849

Monday 21 February 2011

Daniele Alamia

This charcoal sketch is by Italian visual artist Daniele Alamia, who says he likes his work to speak for itself.  View his impressive online gallery for more of his work. 

Tuesday 25 January 2011

John Bramwell

John Harold Arnold Bramwell (b. 1964) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman for Manchester based alternative rock band I Am Kloot (nominated for Mercury Award in 2010).  John has also issued solo material under the guiseof Johnny Dangerously.

John made this portrait moments before performing at The Junction in Cambridge - as part of sell out tour of Kloot's Sky at Night album.

Wednesday 5 January 2011