I has an idea for this thing a grip (unspecified quantity of time) back and finally finished it a couple of weeks ago. I think its the last big piece I’m gonna touch for a while. Its painted on a whole sheet of 300lb watercolor paper and took a solid 2 months to finish. The thing is…usually it only takes me like 2 weeks to complete something like this. I took my sweetass time and decided to start with a very finished drawing and let it support all the color work i was gonna do. Man it was hard…usually i am used to relying on my black ink work to pull a piece to the finish line, but pushing the paint was a good test for me…. I’m sick of lookin at it so you be the judge.
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November 21, 2007 at 8:28 pm
layla
It’s gorgeous. I love the rich purples in the background and how the bird almost look like part of her hair.
June 29, 2008 at 5:28 am
Kate U.
Oh. My. God. There’s not really words to describe how much this piece touches me. It’s almost creepy, because I am constantly using finches and snakes in my work; you could say I’m mildly fixated with them. Your watercolor and ink application is so stunning and deceptive. You inspire my illustrations immensely, and for that I thank you. I thank you for existing.