Standing Into Danger: My Self Portrait 😂

Friday, November 28, 2025

My Self Portrait 😂

Have you drawn your self portrait for Nicole's FFO challenge tomorrow?

I just finished mine.

I haven't drawn a face in a long, long time, but it was fun.

I didn't capture my sparkle, but at least it's a face.

Of course, Last Minute Louise, started her self portrait

for Nicole's challenge on Thanksgiving Day,

and she worked on it between cooking dinner and watching football!

What can I say? I've been busy! 😂

Since I'm a geologist and not an artist,

I decided to map my face like it was a geological feature.

I printed off a recent photo of me, and I drew a half-inch grid on it.

My father taught me this technique for copying maps when I was eleven or twelve.

Sparkly Me at the Carousel Bar with Terry

The Plaza, Las Vegas, ⁨Nevada, ⁨United States⁩

July 1, 2025

Half-Inch Grid

Aurora, ⁨Colorado ⁨United States⁩

November 27, 2025

Next I drew a half inch grid on another piece of paper,

using my trusty third grade classroom ruler and my Twist Erase 0.7 pencil.

That was the easy part.

My Second Half-Inch Grid

Ready! Set! Go!

Then I began carefully drawing my ~~geological formation~~ face.

An Ear's a Start

Starting on My Glasses

Eyes and Nose

It took me a nanosecond to realize that rocks are way easier to draw,

but I was not going to back down and not participate in Nicole's FFO challenge.

Meanwhile I had to push aside my art work to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with Terry.

He was really happy that I made his favorites, roasted chicken breasts,

sweet potatoes, dressing, cranberry jelly, and a blueberry and spring greens salad.

No china or silverware or serving dishes ~ They're still packed.

But we did have a delicious chilled chardonnay.

We having pumpkin pie and homemade whipped cream when I finish this post.

Roasted Chicken Breasts

Enough for Leftovers

Thanksgiving Dinner ~ For Rain's Dinner Date #1

Thanksgiving Dinner ~ For Rain's Dinner Date #2

Meanwhile, a coyote ran down the golf course in the middle of dinner.

I haven't see one in ages, so both of us ran out with our iPhones to capture it.

I hate the zoom lens on my iPhone! 😂

A Coyote Looking for Dinner

Once I got going, I began to sketch more than map.

A one-inch grid would have been better.

I erased more than I drew, I swear, and I draw dinosaur teeth way better than human.

But it was fun, especially with a glass of chardonnay,

and the Cowboys beating the Chiefs 31 to 28.

😂🥂

Overall I was quite happy with the results.

Maybe I'll try so more faces down the road.

VOILÀ !

I'm linking to Nicole's Friday Face Off, Rain's Kitchen and Garden, Tom's Aloha Friday, and Gillena's Lunch Break.

For Rain: Crescent Moon ~ Rain shared some beautiful photos of crescent moons. As I hunted through my photos, I realize I really like full moons. A crescent moon was hard to find.

Crescent Moon Over Aurora

March 4, 2022

For Tom: Full Moon Over Waikiki! ~ I am so missing Hawaii!

Full Moon Over Waikiki

March 14, 2025

For Gillena: Walk the Moon! ~ You literally cannot stand still listening to Walk the Moon sing "Shut Up and Dance with Me."

Walk the Moon Performing on Fremont Street

Downtown Vegas, Nevada, USA

June 3, 2023

Walk the Moon ~ Shut Up and Dance with Me!

YouTube

Have a great weekend!

Terry and I are looking forward to yummy Thanksgiving leftovers.

Till next time ~

Fundy Blue

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