I think I came up with a really beautiful new character. I always have the worst time trying to come up with one that represents me. Usually, he/she ends up being very limited in his/her emotions, poses, angles, interactions, and even appearances. More than half of the time, I scrap it after one draw. The rare few who make it past one, two, or three draws typically, as I said, become very shallow. I suppose it's because I feel that I, myself, am  a conflicted person, so encompassing all of myself into a character is extremely difficult. This morning, I think I finally solved it: I'll just make two different characters. Why not, right?

So, if I can ever get to a scanner- hopefully, this weekend- I'll upload them.

First, there is Za'alene. Her name is Arabic for sadness. She's based off of an Egyptian sphinx, with a more human face and a lion's body. She's highly stylized, but I'm getting to the point where I feel like I could draw her easily and often. Should I describe her more? Hm... I think not. She will be revealed in due time.

Her counterpart is Bahja, or joy. As I write this, I have not yet drawn her, and I'm not entirely sure which route to take. I initially thought to make her puppy-like, but it's too similar to Za'alene. I'm thinking now that I may base her loosely off of a butterfly.

In general, I've been doing a lot of doodling as of late. It feels good. When I get the chance to upload the aforementioned characters, I'll also put up some other things I've done (including, but not limited to, the companion to "Horse 1", an anniversary drawing for my ~koojoe, dog caricatures, pigeons, and anatomically correct horses from various angles).