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I'm moving some of my work from my other account over to this one.

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The reference photo I used for this is by a photographer named Peggy Kelsey. Quoted from her site [link] : 'The Afgahn Women's Project sent her to Afghanistan in 2003 to photograph and interview women to explore what helped them survive their ordeals.' She took a series of stunning photographs and interviewed these women in a very personal way. This photo is of a women named Tajwar. I immediately fell in love with her wise eyes and knew I had to draw her. Here is a quote from Tajwar's interview with Peggy:

"Just every night for one hour I looked in the mirror, I talked to my reflection, I asked what will I do? I made a plan and every time I put the way to me and I saw that if I go that way, I wil die, I will be finished. If I go in the other way, how will I face it?"

She kind of put my own problems in perspective.

I chose to begin this piece because I really wanted to practice drawing fabric, it is something I've always struggled with, and need to work on. (Any suggestions on fabric? I'd appreciate any pointers you might have.) I chose to finish this piece because Tajwar had such an emotional impact on me, her inner beauty and strong soul were enchanting. I hope I have captured her well. I think I will continue to draw some of the other women in the series, they are all beautiful, strong women.

Description
I'm moving some of my work from my other account over to this one.

Here is the original description:

The reference photo I used for this is by a photographer named Peggy Kelsey. Quoted from her site [link] : 'The Afgahn Women's Project sent her to Afghanistan in 2003 to photograph and interview women to explore what helped them survive their ordeals.' She took a series of stunning photographs and interviewed these women in a very personal way. This photo is of a women named Tajwar. I immediately fell in love with her wise eyes and knew I had to draw her. Here is a quote from Tajwar's interview with Peggy:

"Just every night for one hour I looked in the mirror, I talked to my reflection, I asked what will I do? I made a plan and every time I put the way to me and I saw that if I go that way, I wil die, I will be finished. If I go in the other way, how will I face it?"

She kind of put my own problems in perspective.

I chose to begin this piece because I really wanted to practice drawing fabric, it is something I've always struggled with, and need to work on. (Any suggestions on fabric? I'd appreciate any pointers you might have.) I chose to finish this piece because Tajwar had such an emotional impact on me, her inner beauty and strong soul were enchanting. I hope I have captured her well. I think I will continue to draw some of the other women in the series, they are all beautiful, strong women.