keikonnichiwa★

 "To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at." (Monet)  

 "I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself." (D. H. Laurence)

 "A dor é o tema central do vício. Só quem está com grande dor, deseja anestesiá-la. Então, não pergunte por que do vício. Pergunte o porquê da dor." (Gabor Maté no livro "No reino dos fantasmas famintos: Encontros íntimos com o vício.")  

Showing a bit of my creative process :) Music lyrics and books are my favourite source of inspiration as I enjoy creating a story for my drawings; they help me create an environment, a meaning, a direction. I believe that feelings and empathy are very important, not only for me as an artist, but for the viewer as well. So for this one drawing, I used a quote by Haruki Murakami, that says: Possibilities are like cancer. The more I think about them, the more they multiply, and there is no way to stop them. I'm out of control. (Dance, Dance, Dance) I roughly sketched and started with some watercolor stains all over, very intuitively to be honest, safe for her pink cheeks (I love pink cheeks! ahaha). I always draw/ paint these on my regular Canson sketchbook, nothing fancy, no watercolor paper. Drawing with friends always helps! At this point, I started inking with a cheap blue ink that I love. Closer up End~.