"Actress"

 

Jean Seberg, November 13, 1938–August 30, 1979

Laurie Bird, September 26, 1952–June 15, 1979

Marilyn Monroe, June 1, 1926–August 4, 1962

Hide my pain, I can never admit

That I'm sick of all this

It's easier to be an actress

It's been a while since I picked up my sketchbook!! I started a new job at the beginning of this month and it's been super chill (right now). I've been wanting to sketch some portraits, so I figured I should make use of the free time that I have :)

I've never listened to Tori Kelly, but I heard a song play in Old Navy during the holidays back in 2019 and I was really digging it! Looked up the lyrics on Google and it was "Actress" by Tori Kelly. Since then, I've been listening to it as well as the whole Inspired by True Events album.

One day as I was listening to the track, I had this urge of creating portraits of actresses who were suicidal (yeah, I know that's pretty dark). But with the simple instruments that intertwine with Kelly's voice, "Actress" carries a wistfulness message that I wanted to capture in the portraits. My latest obsession has been washi tape and I wanted to incorporate it in the portraits, contrasting it with watercolor pencils. It was my first attempt using watercolor, so please excuse the mugginess in them lol.