Though really, why not do both.
Ten points if you can name who belongs to this rarest of smiles.
Instinct Blues
Been feeling a lot of chaotic energy lately. Was needing an outlet in some energetic lines so I looked to the last scene of Keaton’s Battling Butler to satisfy my urge.
Been a very long time since I’ve approached line work like this. I feel like I’ll need more of it to get this cabin fever knocked out.
Before Things Broke
Self portraits I did in the before times.
“twenty-twenty” digital self portrait, 2020.
“Pass Through” digital self portrait 2020.
Ceci N'est Pas Deux Mille Vingt
Digital color study illustration, after Keaton’s “The General,” 2020.
We’re here again. Please wear a mask.
Reaching Into the Void
“Reaching into the Void” digital illustration, Lauren Elyse S, 2020
Don’t ask me, I don’t even know anymore. This year has broken open my brain and weird things are coming out. Letting everything take shape rather than trying to bend it to my will has been a really strange process. Gonna let it ride because, why not?
Wake Me When
There’s a good chance if you fall asleep around me you’ll wake up with a portrait of your slumbering.
Lost and Found
Mood.
LA > Chi Town > Philly & Back Again
Recently found myself on a train rolling back and forth across the country, so of course I had to document it the best way I know how.
I can’t even begin to describe how difficult it is to sketch while being steadily jostled on a train for hours on end.
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Happy Accidents
“Midnight” digital illustration, 2019. Lauren Elyse S.
Little in my work flow ever seems to go to plan. Oh well. That’s how it shakes out sometimes. Listen to the muses, don’t fight it.