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An illustration of my character, Emaré. I’ve been extremely homesick lately. We weren’t able to go home for the holidays this year and it was my first time in all 24 years of my life not being with family, so it was very different. I drew this as a reminder that even if things are changing or I feel sadness from being farther away, there’s always hope and little joys to find in the sadness. While both my husband and I are missing our families dearly, it has been an exciting adventure to move around the country this year, (3 states we’ve lived in this year guys: Colorado, Texas, and now Florida,) and for it to just be the two of us. It’s grown us a lot and I feel more mature as well because of those experiences. Like, I can actually be an adult lol. I’m learning to enjoy this season of life we’re in and I’m so thankful to God for the lessons I’m learning that I wouldn’t be back in Colorado. Being pushed out of my comfort zone has helped me grow and pushed me in my creativity as well. While I still don’t know if beaches are for me yet, I’m going to enjoy our new home here in Florida and make new memories here while still being a Coloradan in my heart.

Let me know what you guys think! This was my first time trying to do a full painting in procreate. I did a few tweaks in Photoshop as well though for lighting.

Description

An illustration of my character, Emaré. I’ve been extremely homesick lately. We weren’t able to go home for the holidays this year and it was my first time in all 24 years of my life not being with family, so it was very different. I drew this as a reminder that even if things are changing or I feel sadness from being farther away, there’s always hope and little joys to find in the sadness. While both my husband and I are missing our families dearly, it has been an exciting adventure to move around the country this year, (3 states we’ve lived in this year guys: Colorado, Texas, and now Florida,) and for it to just be the two of us. It’s grown us a lot and I feel more mature as well because of those experiences. Like, I can actually be an adult lol. I’m learning to enjoy this season of life we’re in and I’m so thankful to God for the lessons I’m learning that I wouldn’t be back in Colorado. Being pushed out of my comfort zone has helped me grow and pushed me in my creativity as well. While I still don’t know if beaches are for me yet, I’m going to enjoy our new home here in Florida and make new memories here while still being a Coloradan in my heart.

Let me know what you guys think! This was my first time trying to do a full painting in procreate. I did a few tweaks in Photoshop as well though for lighting.