"Self Portrait: Bohemia" Ink and colored pencil
I'm developing a series of self portraits and this is the first one. When I was growing up in Westchester, I always wanted to live the "Bohemian" lifestyle. I pictured myself moving to Greenwich Village in a high rise loft, letting my hair grow big and wild, wearing funky jewelry and clothes, and surviving on creativity, passion, and happily painting my life away. Fast forward to now, and the closest I've come is letting my hair grow out, heheh. But that's okay, lately I've been dancing a fine line between conformist and creative spirit, and I'm looking forward to soon being able to combine the two. So here I am, wild-haired spirit welcoming you into her loft. I'm not totally happy with it, so I may redo it later.
"Spring Rain" Ink and Colored Pencil
The first of the "Seasons" series. People have different interpretations of what springtime is. For me, spring has always equaled rain, new beginnings and growth. In fact, the springtimes I've experienced have always been warm but gray. So that's what you see here...a forest sprite crouched under a flower leaf, trying to stay dry in the spring rain.
"Island Lovers" Ink and Colored Pencil
This was inspired by one my many talks with my husband about traveling to the Caribbean, which is where he is from, for a vacation. I've never been to a tropical island, and I've heard nothing but wonderful things about how beautiful and romantic they are. So in thinking about that, this was formed. My husband was kind enough to be my ever obedient model, and the man in the portrait is as handsome as he is.
So I have a review on Wednesday at my day job. I'm seeing this situation as a opportunity to showcase my portfolio, because marketing companies use illustrators on a fairly regular basis. Hopefully if they like my stuff enough, they'll take me off the phones and into the studio. When I graduated from college I thought it was best for me to get some regular job while I pursued illustration independently, because you need money to buy art supplies, right? Now, four years later, I wish I had pursued an art related job to build more relevant experience. But it's all a learning process, and I'm going to keep pursuing illustration until I don't have to work there anymore. I'm so proud of the progress I've made so far; I'm the most productive I've ever been, and although it's tiring, it's been worth it!
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