Defiant

She stands alone, naked, beaten by wind and weather, surrounded by troubles, and yet undaunted, she raises her eyes to the future and says "I am not afraid"

A rather personal piece. I took a break from working on a commission as I glimpsed this photo [link] grabbed the nearest thing i could find to draw on (a piece of cardboard) and the nearest drawing implement (a ballpoint pen) and started trying to capture the feeling i wanted. ended up painting for a couple of hours straight, but am happy with the result.
The landscape in the background is based on [link]

This is how I would *like* to be feeling right now.

Mixed Media on cardboard. 8x12"


*Update* -3rd September 06- Many thanks to !alchemism for the feature. (and to =zebrazebrazebra for going to suggest it, even if you did get beaten to it! )

A print has been submitted, and hopefully should be approved soon, for anyone who would like this on their wall!