Watery Feelings by Kristen Wilder. I probably sketched this without thinking late one night because when I found the sketch while looking through my sketchbook for inspiration I had no recollection of drawing it. I loved the expression in the face even though there was not much detail. So after transferring it to better paper, I added the watercolor for a psychedelic feel and because i see things, like emotion, in color. So every color in the painting represents a certain emotion or state of mind. I put the darker colors above her head to represents the cloudiness of the mind and the heavy sadness that adolescence can bring. Also, the sharpie design on her chest is supposed to represent clothes, but could be interpreted as memories that are stuck with her. Her lips are an indigo color to symbolize the sad things of which she speaks. The greens and pinks on the left and right illustrate the goodness and happiness around her and even though everything around her is great she still focuses on the bleakness around her. I decided to photograph the painting in grass because I like the earthy feel and the strong green. Incidentally, after finishing the painting, I looked back at it and realized it was kind of a self-portrait.