Day 1

Ennui.Witch - image 1 - student project

Hi, my name is Andrea but online I go by ennui.witch. I've been a little out of the habit and wanted to get back to art. On day 1 I picked up a pair of scissors and an old paint marker in bronze. I've been wanting to get into collage and let Random.Org pick a page for me to pull collage inspiration from. Hands are really interesting to me because they are my primary method of creating. The bronzy pen forced me to be more abstract with some of the shapes than I normally would and trying to loosen up that muscle was hard but I think rewarding. I'm hoping to get back into the practice of doing art frequently as a relaxing practice that brings me peace and helps me process.

Day 2

Ennui.Witch - image 2 - student project

When printing the prompts I took the space that wasn't used in each line and went into my Pinterest feed and added some additional concepts from there. That's why on Day 2 I picked Chandelier (misspelled, I know, whoops!) I started with a bronzy colored pencil but couldn't get the depth I wanted in this sketchy idea so I pulled my blue bic in to help. Finished it off with that paint pen from day 1. I really am drawn to how both orderly and chaotic those really elaborate chandeliers can be. I also really enjoyed the process of starting with the process of randomly picking but knowing when that wasn't bringing me the joy I wanted and switching it up.

Day 3

Ennui.Witch - image 3 - student project

A quick sketch day (4 minutes) for a complicated really technical subject. I drew a portrait of my own home with my lil dog in the front window. Historically I'm not a very architecture person because if I'm going to do it I really want it to be very technical and correct, but I let myself get a little looser with this than I normally am. I felt a little panicked by this, and it's not my favorite thing I'm ever done, but sometimes it's good to be uncomfortable.

Day 4

Ennui.Witch - image 4 - student project My kitchen area has very poor lighting in the winter, it encouraged me to make bolder marks and go heavy on the shading pretty quickly but not get too stuck on details. This was the day after I spent a day getting tests in the hospital for a recent medical issue I'm going thru, so I'm thinking it's pretty clear where all these grim pandemic faces are coming from.

Day 5

Ennui.Witch - image 5 - student project As referenced in day 4, I'm going through a health issue right now called optic neuritis. One of the symptoms is one of my pupils is larger than the other along with some vision problems. I've been put on a large dosage of steroids which apparently can give you a "moon face" if you're on it for long enough. I'm having a LOT of feelings about this and future diagnoses that I'm up against right now. This is done with pencil, colored pencil, erasable highlighters, permanent markers, white out correction tape, and white gel pen. I tried to capture the chaos, disassociation, and things that are on my brain right now.

Andrea Martin

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