Hello everyone and happy Mother's Day. It's been a while ~~depression's a bitch~~ and though I've been going through some stuff, I've also been working on my art. I've come to the painful realization that relying on my art as a source of income isn't sustainable anymore, and though I've tried looking for jobs, they're not as easy to come by these days. I can't count the number of applications I've sent out over the past few weeks, and I've not gotten even one feedback yet, crazy.
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_ Amidst the frustration, drawing has been a form of escape. At least, it empties my mind of all worries, until I stop drawing and my thoughts resurface.
This piece is part of a three-part series, I don't have a name for it yet, nor do I have a name for the series. But they all have a theme that runs through them, a theme you'll become familiar with as soon as I post the next piece. I don't have much to say about this piece, except that I was trying to depict the African nature of the subject through the use of the festival marks while also giving it an air of the fantastical.
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I've always found drawing the hair one of the most challenging parts of portraiture, which was why I chose to do whatever with this one lol. It started out well too.