Frida Kahlo ~ 7/24/13

Frida Kahlo is a mexican-born painter who is well-known for the work of her self portraits. Even though she was born July 6, 1907, she gave her birthdate as July 7. 1910. She did this because she wanted her birthdate to be the same year as the Mexican Revolution, as if her life started with the birth of modern Mexico. Frida's work is sometimes considered "surrealist" and even folk art. She had life-long health problems due to an accident that occurred when she was a teenager and these health problems kept her isolated from the world, which inspired the rest of her artwork. Frida had once stated, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best. I was born a painter."

This is the self-portrait I've made myself. It's more characterized and more animated, opposed to being realistic as Frida was.