
Today for April celebration I am celebrating the National DNA Day!
For my daily watercolor I challenged myself like never before!!! I had to be able to draw my DNA which comes up to me in form of self-portrait!
The person depicted today is supposed to be me! ❤ You can give a look to my About me page or my profile photo and see if my watercolor portrait is a looks-alike. My daughter recognized me soon already from my starting light pencil sketch. She was like wow! This is YOU!!!
Her reaction told me that I was on the right path!
I have to say that I never did my self-portrait before. I was too scared! but today I tried and I am pretty pleased with the result and proud that I tried!
In the past I did lots of fashion design sketches and other figures but never myself!

About the DNA what I can say more than we all have a unique one, and no one else can have the same as yours! Let’s Celebrate our uniqueness!!!
Details about my doodlewash:
watercolor with brown and black ink finish pen. I used one of my favorite French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Brown Ink pen #01 and #005 in Black ink over a Mixed Media Sketchbook!
With this Celebration of National DNA Day, I am also join Charlie at doodlewash celebrating a National or International Day with a doodlewash! You are welcome to join with your doodlewash! Tag your image#doodlewashaday.
And I am also join Teresa at Teresa Robeson’s #SelfieArt day
#doodlewashaday #NationalDNADay #SelfieArtday
Happy doodles and have a great day or evening!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
Beautiful DNA!!! Hehe This is wonderful Carolina! Such a fabulous portrait! 😍
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Oh my goodness Charlie thank you so much! This was my first ever of myself. It seems turned out pretty good! Same as you! Btw yours is wonderful too very similar now we know that you have great blue eyes! Ahaha 😉 we need to celebrate portrait fear overcoming! lol 😀 Thanks!
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Cheers to that! It was a BIG day! Hehe There should be a national day for that! Lol
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Cheers to the great day!
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Carolina you are gorgeous! That is some seriously spectacular DNA!
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Oh my Susan Thank you so much for your kindness! I never made my self-portrait before this was my first! I am so glad you like it! 🙂
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Stunning! Gorgeous!
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Aww thank you so much I am happy that you like it! 😉
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Finally a day dedication that makes sense to me 😊 and a beautiful take on it 😉😊💖
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Yes this one make sense! I am glad you like it! Do you think that looks like me? ❤
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At least have of the face…. lol! Seriously, I would have recognized you! It’s difficult to draw yourself I think even more difficult than drawing others!
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Thank you I am glad! Yes is very, very difficult to draw yourself I never wanted to do it I was scared , but today I wanted to take this challenge I guess I was ready for it! It is very hard and feels like you’re overwhelmed, but today I did switch my attitute trying to forget that was me that I was drawing!
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Yes, that’s what I thought is necessary, you need to forget it is you! Funny! But it worked well!
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Ye! And I am happy that I was able to forget! 😉
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You did great in forgetting… haha!
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Ahah thanks ❤
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Carolina, what a wonderful portrait, So beautiful!
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Thank you Janell I am very happy to know that you like it! 😉
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Amazing self-portrait, Carolina 🙂 You’re so talented.
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Thank you! I am happy that you like the portrait drawing! A self-portrait is one of the scariest things! 😉
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I never tried, yet 🙂
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You should and see what comes out! My attitude was not thinking that I was drawing myself!
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Maybe…. One day 🙂
Thank you for your support ❤
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You’re welcome!
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This is so nice!The Doodle wash version of you! 🙂
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Thank you is great to hear that you like it! 🙂
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What a wonderful way to celebrate the day. And you are just stunning Carolina. A lovely self portrait. Well done 🙂
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Oh wow! Thank you so Much Miriam I am flattered! ❤ And yes indeed was a fun way to celebrate the day! 😉
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Lovely portrait Carolina. Great work as ever mate 🙂
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Thank you so much Andy! 😉
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This is awesome, Carolina! It was my first thought, the portrait had to be you.. Wonderful work!
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Oh wow Syl you made my day!!! I am so happy because if you were able to recognize me that means that I made it right! Thank you ❤
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You’re welcome, Carolina! That’s amazing, it is your profile pic!
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Aww yes that’s exactly the photo I used for my reference so that you guys can see if it looks-alike! I am happy that you like it!
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It really turned out great!
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Thanks ❤ 😉
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You’re welcome!
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a beautiful portrait of a beautiful woman. Well done, Carolina 🙂
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Oh thank you so much Judy what a kind compliment! 😉 ❤
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Beautiful – but then look what you had to base it on 😉
I can never draw myself LOL!
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LoL..Thank you Jo! It wasn’t easy I never wanted to made a self-portrait before! Yesterday I did! LoL
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I’d never have known it was your first self portrait! It’s a glamorous one, too…way to go!
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Oh Teresa thank you so much I appreciate your wonderful and sweet comment! I feel honored ❤ yes it is my first self portrait and I have to say I am happy I did it! 😉
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I thought it was some image picked up from internet and then I read ‘Self Portrait’ and I was stunned! Seriously Fabulous. 🙂
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Thank you so much for taking your time to leave me the kind comment! I am happy to hear that! 🙂
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A very glamorous portrait, Carolina – love the hair!
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Thank you very much Jacob I appreciate your comment, you are great at portraits! 🙂
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As are you, evidently! You’re so sweet – thanks Carolina!
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Oh thank you I am happy to hear that from you!
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This is glorious, Carolina! I love it. I know what you mean about attempting a self-portrait. The process is actually confrontational. I mused on this in my attempt last month, which was the first time I joined the challenge. Good job on joining us! 🙂
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I know what you mean Yvette create your own portrait is something pretty scary this one was my first attempt I never made one before and I have been drawing almost all my life. I overcome the fear to self portrait because when I was drawing I had to forget that was me that I was drawing I had to look at my reference photo like it was just a figure and focusing on the facial features. 😉 but unconsciously I knew my features very well! I am very happy I made it and that I am joining you guys its’s very inspiring and lovely! 😉
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Nice. I just read the book “One in a Billion” about gene sequencing and DNA. Remarkable story. Anyway and another subject, doodling, I love doodling and have used it to support blog content. I’m even offering a cartoon doodle to anyone who contributes here.
https://confederacyofdrones.com/2016/12/20/drones-groans-1/
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Hi thank you for stopping by the book must be really interesting! I will visit your Blog too and if you like stay connected we can follow each other 🙂
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