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Every piece of art I make has to come from somewhere, has to include some kind of inspiration. I never understood how someone could sit down and create a landscape or something else devoid of some kind of universal emotion. Without these feelings I wouldn't know where to begin with my artwork... so I'm not sure where a landscape would come from, except perhaps if it was of a place that had some kind of particular meaning.

Watching someone slowly retrograde in their old age is hard. And obviously culture has played a part in telling us how bad it is to age, and how we should all try our best to stop the inevitable. This for me displays both sides of the argument. Yes, it is sad to grow old, to start forgetting and atrophying, and sure, you should try to eat healthy and do healthy things to extend your life... but I feel there's also a beauty that comes with age. A beauty that can only be obtained by extended periods of life. In that one person is a long history full of love, loss, and life itself... and isn't that in and of itself beautiful? Isn't that blatant presentation of wisdom and experience something to be treasured?

So for this reason I ask you all to please take a good hard look at what you see. Maybe at first you will cringe and wriggle in your seat, and think 'how grotesque!'... but upon second look, you might see something you envy. Something gorgeous and peaceful in her face and posture, and even a sense of serenity in her empty thoughts.

The materials I used in this were copic liners, watercolor, and watered down and thick acrylic paint. I was also inspired by Alex Pardee's style, please enjoy and download if you want to see this picture in detail.

small adult warning for a little nudity, but lets all be mature.

Description
Every piece of art I make has to come from somewhere, has to include some kind of inspiration. I never understood how someone could sit down and create a landscape or something else devoid of some kind of universal emotion. Without these feelings I wouldn't know where to begin with my artwork... so I'm not sure where a landscape would come from, except perhaps if it was of a place that had some kind of particular meaning.

Watching someone slowly retrograde in their old age is hard. And obviously culture has played a part in telling us how bad it is to age, and how we should all try our best to stop the inevitable. This for me displays both sides of the argument. Yes, it is sad to grow old, to start forgetting and atrophying, and sure, you should try to eat healthy and do healthy things to extend your life... but I feel there's also a beauty that comes with age. A beauty that can only be obtained by extended periods of life. In that one person is a long history full of love, loss, and life itself... and isn't that in and of itself beautiful? Isn't that blatant presentation of wisdom and experience something to be treasured?

So for this reason I ask you all to please take a good hard look at what you see. Maybe at first you will cringe and wriggle in your seat, and think 'how grotesque!'... but upon second look, you might see something you envy. Something gorgeous and peaceful in her face and posture, and even a sense of serenity in her empty thoughts.

The materials I used in this were copic liners, watercolor, and watered down and thick acrylic paint. I was also inspired by Alex Pardee's style, please enjoy and download if you want to see this picture in detail.

small adult warning for a little nudity, but lets all be mature.