What is up with these prompts? Today’s prompt is “What is the earliest memory you have?”
Wow, these Bloganuary prompts are intense. It means to sort out the weak in spirit from the strong-willed. That means I’m not ready to unpack my first childhood memory. No, not me. It’s a traumatic one.
Here is an excellent illustration of a handsome man. Enjoy the redraw while I disassociate from my traumatic origin story.
I have a hard time naming my artwork. The inspiration for this are riverbanks.
I wanted to express mine with feelings of fear and uncertainty. I sketched a woman unable to look away from the twisting vortex. It consumes all of her attention which is why she is facing away from the view. I feel like this very often. Trapped looking into the unknown and seeing the darkness in it.
II sketched the drawing and walked away for a while. Thinking I was done processing my emotions for the sketching session. I went about my days as usual with my worries.
Then I decided to sit down and try something different. I wanted a change. So I decided I would color this painting with a different mood. My mood was still really low. I didn’t want to fake it. I needed to color this in a way that incorporated optimism.
At some point during the coloring process, my perspective changed into facing the adventure of the unknown by using the same symbolism. The vortex is a bright shining light of possibilities. I took inspiration from Afro-Futurism Art.
Afterward, I felt slightly better.
Digital Oils with Artrage on Samsung Galaxy Tap S7