THE FALL & FLOW OF PASTELS Drawing

Life is a continuous flow of emotions, and as human beings, we experience ups and downs throughout the day, creating lasting memories from these experiences. Women, in particular, seem to excel in expressing the ebb and flow of emotions. Their expressions often originate from the heart, the realm of the subconscious where life's essence is born. Men, on the other hand, tend to express themselves from the mind, employing reasoning and logical thinking, provided they have cultivated self-awareness. However, in the end, and throughout life's journey, the heart tends to prevail over the mind. These reflections inspired me to create a drawing and painting that captured the fluidity and variation of emotions, akin to the flow of liquid on a woman's face. Using soft pastels, I could blend and achieve beautiful effects that depict the rich depth of emotions, represented as thick colors cascading like honey on her face. It is my hope that viewers will appreciate and feel the natural realism of the falling colors, symbolizing the vast array of roles, emotions, and colors of life that a woman experiences with love in her heart, akin to the Earth's surface teeming with life.