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by Sweet T on February 29th, 2008
He didnt have available models, so he painted himself.
by Mr n Mrs M... on February 5th, 2008
Boredom..
He couldnt use his Ipod because he cut off his ear and he couldnt read books coz his glasses kept falling off..
by Anonymous on February 5th, 2008
He could have been broke and couldn't afford to pay a model.
by debsmooth on February 1st, 2007
Because he was utterly batsh*t crazy.
by Uncle Lizard on February 29th, 2008
he was obsessed about the way he saw him self. and because he wasnt changing fast enough he removed his own ear. at this point he was so self obsessed he had gone insane and started painting abstracts which were still all about him..
by Baby Girl on February 5th, 2008
because he liked to study himself and other people he didnt just paint himself he painted alot of different people many he did not even know!
by Rootz on February 5th, 2008
I think he painted self portraits because of the type of artist he was.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on February 29th, 2008
I think he spent most of his life trying to figure out who he was and what is place in the world was. Most of the people he loved did not return it. His life's work of art was rejected in his own lifetime. His style was unique. He did not "draw" paintings out as was the popular realist style of the time. Most of the "successful" artists of his time are hardly known today.
by vanrijngo on December 22nd, 2007
Because he was such an interesting character,...
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