Daily Sketch Post 7/05

Well, it's been a bit since I did one of these. Meant to do one yesterday, but got distracted working on a few pieces.
This was because I had been discussing doing something to share with people how I have been eating mostly gf and vegan on a budget for over two years now. 

Anyway, I'm starting to really fall in love with my art, wanting to run home to it like a lover.

This one was a forgotten sketch from Winter 2009... I saw it yesterday and meant to just ink it, but felt compelled to get it to this point. It's almost finished now. 

This one was from November 2015, and I kept meaning to get back to it, but life has been rough. But yay now I'm working on it!

I'm eager to finish these pieces and share their stories with you! 

Art Post III: "Heavy in Your Arms"

"Heavy In Your Arms"
Winter 2009
Watercolour

It's an interesting challenge to only use red and still convey the emotions. I want to do a show where the theme is paintings in red, white, and black someday soon.

People often expect me to fit in these roles they create in their head for me to play, and when they get bored or I fail to meet expectations, I am often discarded like a doll that is no longer a child's favourite. So I smile and say it's fine.

But it's not fine. I'm so much more than some child's play thing. I long for that feeling of unconditional love- not the love of a child, but the love of a parent. But for now, I'm just too much, too heavy a burden.

"I was a heavy heart to carry
My feet dragged across the ground
And he took me to the river
Where he slowly let me drown..." 

Art Post II: "Four to the Floor"

Title: "Four to the Floor"
Spring 2009
Medium: water colour, oil pastel, glitter varnish

At the time, I was into the song "Four to the Floor" by Starsailor which for some reason made me recall the dances in Swan Lake. I was also into using photos of ballerinas for references as they more conveyed the feelings I wanted in my drawings.
 
Initially, I abandoned this piece because I wasn't liking how it came out. Then a girl I was in love with was having a rough time, and I kept asking myself what more could I give her? What more? Then I saw this and was inspired to revisit it. I'm really pleased with how it came out, but disappointed that it meant nothing to her when I gave it to her.

What are your thoughts?