Artist Reply: Next to maybe Rembrandt, I know of no other artist who did as many self-portraits. Rembrandt did them over time; Vincent in his last few years. And if you look at them, you see he was not so much interested in his physical state as much as his emotional. :)

Artist Reply: Thank you, Vernonette. I'm not sure why I'm on a Vincent kick. It started when I found a photo of him at 13, I think, and thought it might be interesting to do a series of portraits---and portraits are not my forte. By studying these photos I've been adding to my knowledge of Vincent. The transformation from youth to artist is both dramatic and tragic. He only painted for 10 years and it was that decade that he gave so much to his painting that he appeared to have aged four. He died at age 37.

Artist Reply: I've been missed your perceptive comments, Chris. Hope you are doing great and staying out of harm's way. :)