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I'm back with another drawing! This one is an introspective self-portrait that I did in my composition class. The assignment was to include a minimum of 5 objects that you feel are closely related to you or your aesthetic, so I'll go through mine briefly.

Jellyfish and koi: Some of my best childhood memories are of fishing with my dad when I was little. We used to go way out into the ocean and see sharks and sea-turtles and jellyfish, and all sorts of other awesome things. So the aquatic animals in my self-portrait are a thank you to him.

Japanese fan: This is a reference to my instrument, the koto (Japanese harp)! Because it's basically a 6ft. long hunk of wood, it would have been hard to make look good in the piece. So that's why I chose a fan to represent it. I also coincidentally received that fan as a thank you for a concert that I did, so they're still closely related.

Cherry blossoms: The cherry blossoms are a nod to my old art teacher, who is really responsible for pushing me back into the art world after I had pretty much given up on it. She taught me to do sumi-e, or Chinese ink painting, so that's why I rendered the cherry blossoms in that style.

Art utensils: Well this is pretty explanatory - I don't think it's any secret that I love art! The tools behind me are all my favorite things to use.

So that's it! This self-portrait took 40 hours to complete. It's 14x17 on Bristol, and done in absolutely nothing but colored pencil (which is probably why it took so long). This piece is actually going to hang in the Capitol Building for an ENTIRE YEAR starting this summer, so you guys have no idea how excited and honored I am!!!

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I'm back with another drawing! This one is an introspective self-portrait that I did in my composition class. The assignment was to include a minimum of 5 objects that you feel are closely related to you or your aesthetic, so I'll go through mine briefly.

Jellyfish and koi: Some of my best childhood memories are of fishing with my dad when I was little. We used to go way out into the ocean and see sharks and sea-turtles and jellyfish, and all sorts of other awesome things. So the aquatic animals in my self-portrait are a thank you to him.

Japanese fan: This is a reference to my instrument, the koto (Japanese harp)! Because it's basically a 6ft. long hunk of wood, it would have been hard to make look good in the piece. So that's why I chose a fan to represent it. I also coincidentally received that fan as a thank you for a concert that I did, so they're still closely related.

Cherry blossoms: The cherry blossoms are a nod to my old art teacher, who is really responsible for pushing me back into the art world after I had pretty much given up on it. She taught me to do sumi-e, or Chinese ink painting, so that's why I rendered the cherry blossoms in that style.

Art utensils: Well this is pretty explanatory - I don't think it's any secret that I love art! The tools behind me are all my favorite things to use.

So that's it! This self-portrait took 40 hours to complete. It's 14x17 on Bristol, and done in absolutely nothing but colored pencil (which is probably why it took so long). This piece is actually going to hang in the Capitol Building for an ENTIRE YEAR starting this summer, so you guys have no idea how excited and honored I am!!!