#365LoveNotesToSelf – Part 3 – Kelise Franclemont

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#365LoveNotesToSelf is a self-portrait project about giving the person in the mirror two self-loving gifts: time and looking deeply, because…

“If you can’t love yourself, how in the HELL you gonna love somebody else?”*

Love what’s already inside you

For the next bunch of #365LoveNotesToSelf I’ll aim for a little while to look at the “inner landscape”, which might result in the abstract, the emotional, or the symbolic or something altogether different, who knows! Somehow, looking into myself is more scary than looking in a mirror…

My eye #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 150 graphite on paper

Tired but determined but tired but determined but oh so tired #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 151 ink

Good day in studio, not as much done as I’d have liked but I got through it #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 152 ink

Sometimes I lack the courage to show my insides so I’ll show you the carefully crafted mask instead #maybetomorrow #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 153 mask over charcoal drawing

Trying to find my face today #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 154 ink and graphite

Not sure from what darkness this image has come… #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 155 ink #automaticdrawing #selfportrait #arttherapy #loveyourself

#dontwateryourweeds if they’re bad ideas trynna grow between your ears #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 156 ink #selfportrait

37 minutes till closing time and counting #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 157 ink drawing and digital collage #sotired #zombie #watchingtheclock

My husband’s making a bacon sandwich, the entire flat reeks of it, and a candle offers no relief #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 158 graphite with found items #selfportrait #facemask #selfpreservation #arttherapy

Feeling a bit rough after a a weekend without much sleep #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 159 Sharpie pen

#MondayMotivation alarm, shower, dress, coffee, commute, eat, sleep, repeat #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 160 oil on canvas scrap

When you’re cool, the sun shines on you everywhere. #365LoveNoteToSelf Day 161 conte and chalk

Feeling positively centred for the moment #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 162 Sharpie pen

Some days all there is of my fire are the wispy eddies of smoke gently retreating and gathering the will to join the flames again #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 163 scanned ink drawing with digital edits

#FridayFeeling When it comes down to being yourself or being fabulous, clearly the only option is both #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 164 digital collage over ink drawing #selfportrait

#TodaysMood is a bit grey with the smell of autumn leaves #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 165 white conte and graphite on ink #selfportrait #loveyourself #arttherapy #createlove

#SundayFunday in the studio but only after coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 166 ink #wakemeup #wakemeupbeforeyougogo

#MondayMotivation I do believe in coffee, I do believe in coffee, I do! I do! #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 167 whiteboard marker #arewewiredyet #selfportrait

#WooHooWednesday #todaysmood I may be a wooden mannequin but at least I’ve got my dancing feet on… #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 168 ink

Boy-howdy, sure is windy today…wait, no, it’s Thursday… gosh me too, let’s get a drink! #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 169 graphite and ink

Oh yes please, *do* tell…I can’t WAIT to hear the whole story, I’m all ears… #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 170 ink #selfportrait #loveyourself #arttherapy #createlove #earstagram #earstagram

Some days I feel locked out of my creative self and I’ve lost the key, but I know she’s still in there somewhere #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 171 charcoal

A peek into my subconscious and it seems I’m thinking of fish and dancing #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 172 ink #automaticdrawing #subconsciousmind #selfportrait #loveyourself #createlove

Dreaming of flying and feet and I’m not sure what else #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 173 ink #subconscious #automaticdrawing #selfportrait #innerself #loveyourself #createlove

Just discovered a bamboo reed pen in my drawing supplies… and it’s cold enough for a wooly hat in the studio today #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 175 reed pen and ink

My eyes are open when I am drawing from memory with my eyes closed #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 176 ink #blinddrawing #selfportrait #loveyourself #createlove

Grey London day; I’m happy but would rather stay home under a duvet #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 177 fountain pen over ink wash #selfportrait #loveyourself #createlove

Daydreaming of a place and time where mornings are bright and blue, not grey #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 178 reed pen and ink

Let’s just all pretend we are somewhere sunny today and on our way to the beach bar for some Bellinis and a few laughs. That’s what I’d do… #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 179 reed pen and ink

Baby, it’s cold outside but my insides are warm #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 180 reed pen and ink with ink and brush

Another blind self-portrait. Trying hard to be still and focus on the art at hand and needed a quick minute to re-centre my being with one of my #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 181 fountain pen and J. Herbin ink

Of two minds today when I saw the snow… go outside for Christmas errands or stay inside wearing fuzzy PJ’s, with a hot beverage in one hand, and my fountain pen in the other… #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 182 fountain pen and J. Herbin ink

Cartoon me from my first day of Adobe Illustrator class #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 183 digital illustration #feelingfunny

Feeling a but under the weather today #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 184 fountain pen and J. Herbin ink

My brain is so full of Adobe Illustrator that I can’t remember where I put my housekeys #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 185 ink

Waiting waiting waiting #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 186 ink

Trying to focus on the colours in my mind, instead of the illness slowing me down #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 187 reed pen and ink over ink wash (digitally edited)

I like to hide out in my studio on cold drab winter days and thank the goodness I think in rainbows #365LoveNotesToSelf Day 188 reed pen and ink over ink wash