Posing for yourself is always an interesting conundrum. I've been working on this project for the past three years, and I've been asked many times if I've ever drawn myself. I had, back when I first made the "Weener" postcards, but the drawing was muddy and not particularly well done.
I finally got around to drawing myself again. I've dealt with body image issues my whole life, so making this drawing was uncomfortable, to say the least. In the end, though, I'm glad I did. It forced me to confront some of the negative self-talk that once ruled my thinking and to look at myself with kinder, more objective eyes.
I don't know that I've fully accepted myself, or that I ever will, but exercises like this help break down some of the assumptions I've carried about myself for so long.