Even though we are in the middle of our last weeks of school before winter break starts and all I should be working on is my finals, I was told out about an amazing gallery show that the Visual AIDS Foundation was holding in the upcoming months where artists can donate one piece of artwork and have it be sold to people who come to the show! All profits go to the foundation and I absolutely had to be apart of this! So I took a day off of my hectic schedule, and feel so happy that I was able to finish just in time! The top one is what I submitted to the gallery but the full piece is on the bottom.
This girl staring off in the distance was actually the first thing that came to my mind when I found out about the show. I couldn't think of anything else but her. I wanted there to be an obvious disconnect from the viewer and the girl in the piece. So I made sure there was no eye contact. Eye contact is something I use in many of my portraits to connect with the viewer.
The use of red in this piece is for the red ribbon that stands as a symbol for the fight against AIDS (as well as drug and drunk driving prevention.)
Enjoy!