I'm enjoying the sketch-like nature of this watercolor. Most of JG's detail-work I've seen has been very meticulous, painstakingly even, so it's cool to see him 'loosen the reigns' like this.

I just discovered this 'selfie' by the master, which I hadn't seen before. I'm guessing he's in his later thirties here, so perhaps it dates to the mid-1970's.

The original 'washed-out' version is below, and has finer detail. I pumped up the contrast to create a cleaner look for the lead image.

I also found an interesting rearrangement, altho at low quality. I tried to upscale it a bit:

But wait, there's more! As you can see, "Moeby" did a number of fun self-portraits through the years. =)

From Le Bandard Fou, gotta scan that one too one day :-)

@Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com thanks for joining our BD+ community, and here's a fun little portfolio I recently discovered. I thought your readers might enjoy it.

(if this is a repeat, please delete!)

Inside the magazine is a short story from "Celestial Venice".