Self Portrait XIII

"Self Portrait XIII: Denial of Self", Digital Painting, 2008

Ok so I'm pretty busy with college classes but I managed to get this semi interesting self portrait done anyway. Drawing class is going well but it's mostly basics to the extreme so I don't have any real work to show from that right now.

Blue Scholars

Digging the lyrics of Seattle Hip-Hop Group Blue Scholars:

"While the people sleep
I'ma speak till they wake.

Beats. Rhymes and life.
Each time I write
the fire ignites
I light the sky
There's an infinite inkwell
high above the city
Dip the pen steadily
Sing the melody."
-from The Inkwell

"Fifty-thousand deep
And it sounds like thunder
When our feet pound streets
...
They call this a riot?
I call it an uprising."
-from 50k Deep

"And my people building monuments to weather the flood
I'ma leave how I came, screaming covered in blood
Died once, born twice
Both times we knuckled up, alongside our people
We gonna struggle with love
Struggle with love
Struggle with love"
-from Opening Salvo

"I spark a fire for the cold in the dark
Peace and war both pumping soul in my heart
And though they can't keep what they stole from the art
And they love to see beef because it throws us apart

More fire for the people
More jobs for the people
And more music for the people
More books for the people
More schools for the people
More love for the people
More love for the people
More love for the people"
-from Fire for the People

Also starting Drawing 100 and I'm loving it! I'm expected some great work to come out of this and my skills to improve drastically.