From the Archives: The Marriage

I haven't drawn in this style for some time, but much of my work used to look like this.  After my Drawing II class in college, my drawing style changed dramatically.  I became very aggressive with prismacolor and elements of collage began to integrate with many of my drawings.  It was a very experimental time with media.  I was a smoker at the time and I collaged the gold foil from my cigarette packs into several drawings.

HIM

I am challenged by this part of myself, yet often I find it necessary to my survival. He holds many of my needed powers and abilities, yet his very presence is a test of endurance.  The stern and exacting essence of Saturn the taskmaster.  Yet, it is not hate that he brings, just intensity.  I say JUST intensity, like intensity could ever be anything but INTENSE.  Once I realized that it was intensity and endurance, it became easier.  I understood his directness.  His message bypasses all the petty illusions we construct.  Like an arrow, his goes straight to the heart of the matter.  This is a challenge if your eyes do not want to see the truth.

{Digital Images manipulated in Photoshop.}

What I Found

What I Found

Another of my favorite mental places.
Although sometimes difficult to climb to.

{Collage scanned and manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.}