Within the artist's creative sanctuary, Blueberry Girl takes form—a manifestation of imaginative musings when the artist's mind is unbridled by formal studies. This piece serves as a testament to the delicate dance between whimsy and the pursuit of artistic seriousness.
Within the artist's creative sanctuary, Blueberry Girl takes form—a manifestation of imaginative musings when the artist's mind is unbridled by formal studies. This piece serves as a testament to the delicate dance between whimsy and the pursuit of artistic seriousness.
Blueberry Girl emerged spontaneously, lingering in the artist's mind for days before finding expression in initial sketches. The artist grappled with the fear of categorization, a concern that the work might be perceived as cartoonish. To counterbalance, a significant portion of the artist's time is devoted to studies, a conscious effort to anchor the creative exploration in a more serious realm.
"This is an example of where my head goes when I’m not doing a study. I like drawing these kinds of things but I’m afraid that the work would be categorized as a cartoon, so I work with a lot of studies to try to bring it back into a more serious realm, whatever that is, and for whatever it’s worth."
The genesis of Blueberry Girl involved a contemplative dance between setting options—a window inviting nuanced lighting or an enclosed room offering a canvas for creative freedom. The latter was chosen, allowing the artist to play with lighting nuances. The use of Procreate, coupled with a 3rd party graphite pencil set and watercolors, maintained a connection with the artist's evolving palette.
"I created this using Procreate with a 3rd party graphite pencil set and watercolors, and I stayed pretty close to my palette of late. I may have made an error in releasing a work in progress, so now the setting may seem more like an afterthought. Though the idea of the setting was floating around in my head before the sketch was started."
Unlike some of the artist's works, Blueberry Girl lacks a behind-the-scenes video. The absence, while unintentional, adds a mysterious layer to the creation—an art piece where the magic unfolds solely within the artist's realm.
Blueberry Girl stands as a testament to the beauty of unfiltered creativity, transcending the boundaries of categorization. As the artist navigates the fine line between serious studies and whimsical expressions, each stroke on the canvas becomes a brushstroke in the larger narrative of imaginative exploration.
