Few days ago I took out this portrait that was made last year. It's one of the first portraits made at that time. One of the rare made with colored pencils and ink, since watercolors got me completely and drawing is put a side for some time now.
This blank background looked as a good choice at that time. But since it was only beginning of portrait story, works evolved and when I took it out from the folder it looked strange from this point of view.
So I started thinking how to make that background more alive and not to kill original drawing that I was satisfied with.
Since I have patters on mind very often and find them really relaxing for work, started pencil work just to see if it will fit with rest of the story.
And after a while it looked ok, so I continued with coloring.
At first I wasn't coloring whole background, just some of the spaces, but as time goes decided to give it a try over rest of the surface.
There was quite a work with this one, but in the end result was very satisfying and patterns looked good to me.
Soon she will be send to gallery for sale,wonder where she will continue her life :)
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