floral dress (final, draft, and concept), digital, print here

i hadn’t made much art for myself (at all actually) in recent months.  this came out of a boredom sketch— i was originally going to make a simple animated gif where the petals fall on her lap, but it got a little carried away.  this was also inspired by a picture of a 1910 maxi dress i had open in a tab for weeks.  

i’ve been trying to work in a looser style …but unfortunately it becomes really rigid when i zoom out (a large part is probably that i used straight vertical lines and small brushes).  

my personal work has slowed down significantly in the last year, which is kind of a good and bad thing.  talking to my coworker, kevin, a few weeks ago, i asked if he still thinks drawing is “difficult.”  he said yes— not necessarily for technical reasons, but for a lack of inspiration.  it’s hard to draw something that’s meaningful— which is exactly why i’ve hit a wall.  i have nothing to say anymore.  considering, though, that all i had to say a year or so ago were mopey, whiny things, my lack of drawings might be good.