Hey Steemians. I don't have my usual glee as I type this one out.
First of all, it's 6:10am, and I've been working on this piece since 16 hours ago, when my friend posted that their 16 year old daughter passed away.... and it's national elephants day, and her daughter really loved elephants. Her husband posted a video of her playing the piano. I combined the two posts and made them a painting of a baby elephant ('cause 16 is way to young to pass) with angel wings, playing the piano. I chose warm colors, and a happy facial expression because I'd like to think that they want to think of the happy times as they think of her...
The mom just replied - as I write this - "Ori I am so in love with this! When I stop crying hopefully I can see it even better. 🐘💗" - Thank goodness! You have no clue how terrifying it is to create a painting for when someone dies.... If ever there was a reason to keep practicing every day to keep improving, it's that when I create memorial art, it is good.... I've given some portraits that I'm not so proud of. Humans are tough to paint... And trying to create something nice for someone, but having it not turn out so good... is quite a terrible thing.
I'm not trying to sound like a dick... but think about it. Someone passes, you want to honor them, someone gives you a terrible painting that makes them look bad.... You hide it in the closet, and pull it out when they visit..... You don't post it on social media. And the scary thing is - as an artist, I post these online... I tag the people, or post it to their timeline. And... emotions run strong for quite a while after a death.
The piece started in 3D. I wanted the piano to look kind of real, and the perspective to be correct. I also was racing the clock.... And 3D would let me place the elephant on the bench, in front of the piano (which started out as a baby grand,), and explore the final image's composition by moving the camera around, changing the focal length, etc...
Good night!
I'll be dreaming that you upvote, resteem, and follow :)