New Headphones

Time for some new headphones, well, kinda new. They were a gift about a year ago but I just wasn't ready to give up my existing ones which coincidently were also a gift from the same person.

Remember the self portrait I had done titled "Headphones". Those were the ones. You can find the drawing on my deviantART page. I haven't done a self portrait for two years now. Even though I had initially planned to do one each year. I just wasn't in the state of mind last year. Nor this year, I don't think.

I'm not sure where I am heading with my art making. It's been about five years since I had challenged myself to do portraiture. To learn how to draw a face. I'm proud of the skills I have developed and the techniques I have learnt. Last year I took a jump to drawing figures and that was so exciting and refreshing. And recently, my experimenting with semi-abstract watercolour portraiture. I've found it challenging but the splash of colour is spendour. I feel like I'm at the beginning again, when I just started creating my first portraits, with all the struggles I face.

I feel like at least once a year I'm going to want to kick everything. The pressures of work, study and life weighing down on on my shoulders. Why can't I go to a simpler time?

Trying Watercolours

I've been experimenting with watercolours. Truth be told I've been wanting for ages. But I just never got around to it... all I couldn't muster the strength to test myself. To try.

Maybe I'll get better.

Keira, 2015

WC Exp. 1, 2015