#stephanie crane art

For the theme of “Gratitude,” I decided to do a self portrait with lots of injuries to symbolize all the times I’ve gotten knocked down in my life.  Every setback has made me more interesting and more wise, and I would not be the artist I am today without having taken a few mental beatings!  Here’s to the last month of QuickDraw and to a Happy New Year!

This month I’ve been working in my sketchbook, and getting really excited about my last piece for QDC!

-Stephanie

So this was a fun painting.  I accidentally got teal drips on her face TWICE and had to redo it.  Boooooo, gravity!  Also this book is made up.  So there’s that.  I imagine it’s told in flashbacks, and takes place in the mountains in Virginia.  And the ending is bittersweet.  Maybe when my hand falls off from painting I’ll write it some day.  Through dictation of course.

-Stephanie