Long caption ahead :]]
I stopped procrastinating and finally submitted this painting. It's been sitting on a table just in case our cats and dog would pee on it.
In case you missed my crash-outs a few months ago, this is my entry to the shell nsac for this year. I don't know if I'll make it to the top 20, but at least I tried. I finished this in about 2 weeks, and for my first competition, I'm pretty proud of it.
I was not able to save a copy of the brief description when I submitted this, but basically, I dedicated my painting to my grandmothers who died during the pandemic. Even though I've noticed how I'm slowly forgetting their voices, I will always cherish how supportive they have been of my passion for art. I hope I make them proud.
Time for some lore ig, it was part of the requirement to take our own pictures for references (obv) when I was taking the picture, I got electrocuted because there was no electric tape on the other end of the light (-1000 stars, would not recommend). If it wasn't obvious, I chose an urn because they were cremated. This is my attempt at being humorous for a really sad time. Also, the close-up was really yellow because the light I was using was warm. I didn't realize it would be different in normal lighting. Lastly, I haven't seen the skirt I wore in the reference since I took the picture, a moment of silence pls AHSGSHAH
[Another late post hehe this was originally posted on other platforms on my birthday]
















