Self-Portrait and Intro

Hi everyone, I've just joined and am looking forward to being a part of this collaborative community, especially among such inspiring talent! As this week's challenge is self-portrait I thought I'd post this little drawing I did, as the 'creature' sitting on the book is based on a photo I had a friend take of me (to get the pose right), the only difference being that my hair was up in a bun at the time!

I've only just started drawing again after a 20 year hiatus, and am enjoying it thoroughly and trying to do something daily as I'm planning to make it a permanent part of my life. Here are the links to the sites where I put my work up:

http://mrana.typepad.com/bitbybit/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrana/