DeviantArt: laylapersia's gallery

Cynthia

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:16:41 PST

First drawing since I was in the hospital a year ago after my accident!
It's not quite finished... needs more detail work and less over-darkening, but it's coming along, and it feels wonderful to be inspired to draw again!

A Visual Depiction of a Recent Nightmare

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:07:39 PDT

A visual depiction of a recent nightmare. I imagine I'm not the only person who's had a nightmare like this, but I never hear anyone talk about it, so sometimes I wonder...

Seeing Deeper

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:31:45 PDT

I wrote this poem, while sitting in the dark, the morning of my grandmother's funeral. Hearing my mother speak unexpectedly at the funeral gave me the courage to read it aloud that night. My grandmother suffered, as my mother does, from Schizophrenia, and I wish that I had been able to understand her better when I was younger, and to see past the labels people assigned to her as they dismissed her and looked past her.

Love

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:14:29 PDT

Is this not love? To climb up and hang from a flower stem to try to be closer to the one you care about when they're stuck alone on another branch? ^__^ I think it is!

Her

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:54:20 PDT

Here's my 4th drawing It's the same person as in my 2nd drawing, except I think I drew a better likeness of her this time! xD I hope that she will recognize herself when I show her

I am also excited that I feel like my ability to express myself through semi-realistic portraits is expanding!

P.S. Here's a photo that I took after the initial sketch of her face [link]

Drawn with 5H, 2H, 2B and 6B pencils ^_^

What I've Done

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:54:45 PDT

Yoda

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:04:52 PDT

Yoda

Spring Flowers

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:55:48 PDT

Spring Flowers

Flowers outside Finale in May

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:52:07 PDT

I took this picture while walking past Finale in Boston on my way to meet a friend.

Second Sketch

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:38:31 PDT

My 2nd sketch in 13 years!~

It's really rough, and I drew arrows where I really wished I had done some of the proportions differently. I especially wish I weren't so terrible with eyes and realistic-ish hair! Non-cartoon portraits were always a challenge for me (probably my worst!), which is a part of why I chose to draw one.

Also, the deeper reason, is because although they don't know it, a certain person in my life inspired me to... (not through artwork, but through their personality, and wanting to be able to draw something to illustrate how I see them).

I hope one day I can draw portraits well enough to draw that person well

First sketch in 13 yearsss xD

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:45:06 PDT

Inspired by FFIX art mixed with my mental picture of a girl who I saw driving a yellow Camaro while I was on my way home from ice skating