Hey there, Kerry,
I'm just getting back to this thread. I really love
The Embrace. You have so much talent, Friend. And who would have thought you'd paint it years before Brokeback Mountain? No coincidences...I wonder?
About the self-portrait, I definitely feel viscerally the unhappiness and desolation you describe, even via computer. I cannot imagine what it would be like to see in person. In that sense, I think you were successful in representing yourself. I'm also interested in your answer to Jess' question about painting it as catharsis?
Much love,
Lynne