Neverlasting Hope

I’ve been in an artistic slump for months; I have two series of images I need to complete but the creative juices are not flowing. Instead of trying to conform my art to the two options, I decided to just draw. This is the face of a character who has been with me since I was a teen. She has seen many transformations as my styles has improved and grown. She is the voice of my inner depression; how fitting we’d meet now, at an artistic low. Perhaps I need to revisit her a few more times before I find my voice again.

Neverlasting Hope

11×15
Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Gouache, Acrylic, and Gold Leaf

This piece is not meant to be provocative or sexual. The absence of clothes is not synonymous with either theme.

About DySwann

In my personal projects I work with concepts like numbness, bitterness, and/or depression; all states of being I know well. A goal is to raise awareness about the dangers of living in these places—and hopefully help others make better choices than I did. I always believe in hope, even when it seems there might not be any. If there is hope for me there is hope for others; and there is.

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