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**Android** · June 27th, 2005, 06:10 AM

Portrait number 1000

Well what can I say... even as I type this message out it seems surreal to me, it’s been over 2 years 8 months and 26 days ago since I embarked on this journey. I never could have imagined that it would have taken me this far, and I if I didn’t have the memory of spending so many nights alone in front of the mirror I would not believe it myself.
I can look back at the very first portrait I posted and part of me can re-live and feel that moment, I can remember what my life was like then, the thoughts and emotion running through my body and my mind as I held the pencil in my hand, I can almost imagine it like it was yesterday, but at the same time that person I was feels like a total stranger to the face that stares at me in the mirror today.
Time is such a mystery; I value it over all things but it remains a complete illusion. Change is real; these portraits have documented the changes in my face and my life.

I appreciate this community’s support and encouragement over the years, without it I would not be where I am today,
Thank you-

the 1000 portrait poster is coming soon.....

**Profil** · June 27th, 2005, 08:06 AM

awesome. 1000 SPs that is like.... woah.

**glikster** · June 27th, 2005, 08:15 AM

Geez... I just watched the interview of you and Jason where you mentioned the 1000 SP's, and now today you go ahead and post the 1000th...
Amazing, man.
I want to let you know how much this Forum/Website/Organisation means to me. A lot. That's how much.

Oh yeah... and that is an AWESOME piece!

**shadoman** · June 27th, 2005, 09:06 PM

Amazing!! I have been following these your work since the early numbers (maybe around 40 or so) and just have to say that you have made such an impact on the art community by your talent, experimentation, and committment while proving yourself as an incredible inspiration.

**Matt Smith** · June 27th, 2005, 10:59 PM

jumpin jesus christ that is alot of hard work and dedication. was 1000 your goal or do you plan on doing 1000 more? it is very inspiring to see this.

**I.was.ink** · June 27th, 2005, 11:02 PM

It's so inspirational to see you push yourself so hard and to finally make the 1000. Congrats Andrew.

-Oskar

**Smitherines** · June 27th, 2005, 11:03 PM

1000 self portraits, that has to be like a worlds record or something. Now thats dedication.

**alexvez** · June 27th, 2005, 11:26 PM

dear android,

félicitation !

you are probabely a real android !
whitch human can do this ?
for myself, I never see a real portrait ( photo ) of you, but with thoses drawings, I will reconize you any time if I see you in the street...

1000 self portrait,
1000 different style,
1000 different emotion,
and 1000 other different world to say thank you !

**Sinix** · June 28th, 2005, 12:13 AM

Simply amazing dedication. Congrats all the way. Really love the heart/rib area on this one, great visual.

**GriNGo** · June 28th, 2005, 12:51 AM

man you KICK MAJOR ASS!! congrats on achieving your goal.... now, if you can give us 1000 more

later,
GRiNGoloCo

**Oblio** · June 28th, 2005, 05:23 AM

I bought a bottle of wine for this - i hope we'll get to drink it soon.
Thank you my brother.

Oblio

**Fozzybar** · June 28th, 2005, 06:51 AM

1000

Congrats from here! It's a great goal, you can be proud of yourself, Andrew!

**Nekokaiju** · June 28th, 2005, 07:11 AM

Wow that's amazing. The discipline. Self introspection. You need an award for this. Some sort of CA.org Oscar. 1000
Thanks for letting us in on the journey...Quite a trip.

**adraude** · June 28th, 2005, 09:56 AM

Congratulations Andrew, more than two years... wow, I still remember my first days here on Conceptart.org, when you just had started out doing these. You made an amazing journey! Kudos.

**S51** · June 28th, 2005, 12:26 PM

An absolutely amazing journey, I think I've learned more from watching the evolution of your portraits than from virtually all of my art classes combined. I'm going to miss these, but on the other hand I'm truly looking forward to seeing what you come up with next.

Best of luck in art and everything you do.

**Soja** · June 28th, 2005, 02:26 PM

Man this is so sick!!
I really see that as motivation and inspiration for all here.
This is damn amazing. Every Sp is so different from the other.
Ur work is so damn amazing...lov it so much!!!

**thomasaurus** · June 28th, 2005, 06:17 PM

You did it, congratulations.

Also, thank you. You weren't the only one on this journey, as we were right beside you, watching the changes, providing input, support... and thats what community means.

**Wizard of KOZ** · June 28th, 2005, 06:52 PM

Simply incredible! I don't think I am alone when I say that I would pay a hefty sum for a book containing these treasures.

In anycase, CONGRATS!!! I'm looking foward to the next 1000.

**OSU_Samurai** · June 28th, 2005, 08:02 PM

I have talked about your work to many people while I was in school about how I know of this guy online who has been creating a self portrait everydayfor the past X-amount of years. You are a true inspiration of creativity and dedication my friend.

I can't wait to see the Post of 1000 Androids.

[scott]

**brokk** · June 28th, 2005, 08:31 PM

The merit of what you have done is not only in reaching number 1000, but in what you have made and put into every single one of them. Every one of your self portraits of the day holds so much and is a microcosm into itself. Yet when I see many of them together like you have posted before, they form something new, something more, a view, the only rational word I can think of is Gestalt. When I see so many of your self portraits together, its like you have created something that is so more than the sum of its parts. Its wonderful. Yet every part is beautiful in itself and is a universe in itself, and each of them are wonderful, in their own way. There are no rational words or terms or way of thinking that makes justice to the testament of life in what you have done. I admire this with life.

You say you would have not be where you are today weren't it not for the community's support.
I don't know what or where I would be had I not seen what you had to share, but its definatly something I am most grateful I have seen.
If you plan on continuing that is great, but if you plan on stopping that is great as well, in its own way. Yet I would love to see you continue. I hope you continue your journey, its certainly been my privilage to witness, and to keep track. I hope you had the best of times, its been great to witness along, and on very slight occasions, join, in our own personal efforts.

You thanked us... I return the favor.

Thank you.

**Slash** · June 28th, 2005, 11:33 PM

Jour journey have been an inspiring one for us all. In fact it inspires me to wanna try doing the same thing.

The only downside is that my face isnt really that interesting.

Congratulations on your self-portrait number thousand!

**Marcatili** · June 29th, 2005, 08:29 AM

Congratulations Andrew,
I remember quite some time ago when I discovered this forum there was a sample gallery on the front page with some of the featured artists. Under your name was a compilation of all (or a lot of) the SPs you'd done up to that date and I was blown away- it was one of the things that drew me to the forum.

Now, when I think back I can remember a heap of your portraits-from the bus ticket one, the Tijuana one which I loved, man...when I think there are so many different styles, different approaches, different moods...thanks for each one.

**SamBrown36** · June 30th, 2005, 09:17 AM

Congrats on the big 1000 and thank you for the inspiration as well. You're a monster! It would be pretty cool to see a gallery with all 1000.

**broken lizard** · June 30th, 2005, 03:30 PM

yes,yes, brilliant work, you are a good inspiration, but HOW THE HELL IS THIS A SELF PORTRAIT?

you don't feature, therefore it is not a self portrait.
and have you actually posted one thousand self portraits?

**Skuli** · June 30th, 2005, 07:31 PM

Andrew, ever since I first saw your self portraits here they have given me inspiration to keep trying with my own sp's and I have improved alot, I whould fail and look at your pics and try again! Seeing you reach your 1000 sp is an awesome thing. It really inspires me and hell am I gonna be doing a lot of sp's now!

hurray for fanboyism!

**Mr. Visions** · June 30th, 2005, 10:38 PM

Drew, congrads man. I'm speecjless, but I can say we at CA salute you.

Congrats man, and so many more words. God bless.

- Visions

**Pixeldragoon** · June 30th, 2005, 11:22 PM

@Borken lizard-

You don't see it? o_O Ehh.. right...

**Carnifex** · July 1st, 2005, 03:50 AM

congrats for completing the journey. dedication-very inspirational. i love the slight hints of giger-influence in the bottom heads. also, very cool to pull away our attention from the real self portrait at the left. good use of colour and form.
the only thing needed to top off this fantastic journey is that you arrange all of those self portraits into a giant one of yourself. and sell that in minimum a3 size at the workshop or over internet. (you'd be rich in no time

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**alec.tron** · July 1st, 2005, 05:18 AM

great you made it through & congrats for completing this huge task you set yourself...
I now wish I would ve stolen your sketchbook when I had the chance and had it in my bag while you were drunk in berlin.....
then you would have to draw a few more portraits for us to look at and drool over....

all the best,
c.