The idea behind this piece is the symbolism of butterflies for change and "metamorphosis." I titled it "for the better," because to me, butterflies show hope for things to improve and a change for the better. I think for a lot of people, change is really scary and is something that is avoided, but with this piece I really wanted to show the idea of positive change. I wanted the woman in this piece to be very serious and strong because it would not only highlight the brightness of the butterflies in contrast to her expression, but to show how you can come out of bad experiences or hard times better off than you were before. I have honestly no idea if that is what people will get from this piece, but it's where my head was at when I was creating it, and I can genuinely say that this is one of my all-time favorite pieces I've done.
I think there's a trend that the portraits I love the most have the best noses. Just hear me out. I hate drawing noses with a PASSION, and I honestly think that getting the nose right makes the portraits look so much better. I spent so much time trying to get the different features of this portrait to look right, and I think that that's why I end up loving them more than the others; I can always see the time and energy I put into them coming to life. There's something really captivating about this woman's expression, and I think a huge part of why I like this piece is because you are so drawn in to it. A friend of mine in my class recommended that I make some of the butterflies blue like her eyes, and I think it made a huge difference. It makes the eyes look almost electric, and then the color discord with the orange butterflies really makes the piece more interesting. I love this piece so much, and considering it took me the least time of my concentration pieces so far, I'm pretty proud of it too.
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