In Germany we have a saying, that goes something like "work before pleasure". Haha.. interesting concept, when you like your job. What I want to say is, that I try to come to your blog, when no more obligations occupy my mind as I want to give this my full attention. Too valuable to click a quick upvote in the feed. Would feel like having someone buy my art and put it in storage...

I want to have the time and free mind to read and to look at all your pictures in full size. Hard to say, which one I like the best here, as they all have their own quality and let the viewer come much closer than in your more "artistic" pictures.. and I'm not just talking about the distance of your face to the camera. I really like the one with the guy in the red shirt in the background, with the reflection of the light in your eyes, like in the fist two photos and one can just see a hint of the darker circle around your deep blue iris.

Been thinking about you a lot yesterday (Sunday) as mentioned in my comments. Quite a surprise, when I came to see this post, as I had been thinking mostly about your real self. Hope this isn't disappointing...

For me there is a difference between you as a person, creator, yes, artist actually and your art. Even when it is with yourself as your sujet.

Don't get me wrong, I love your "other" photos as I am sure, you know. But like you said, you enjoy to see the steps of the creation of a painting, I like to see the "artist behind the art". And to me that is one of the secrets of your appeal. Your creativity, all the different facets, the roles you so perfectly play and yet a real and very special down to earth person 🤩