Sai with messy hair

Medium

Pen and ink and watercolour

Creation time

3 hours

Comments by the artist

This is a painting of my friend Sai. She has very curly hair that's always a bit messy. She tries to straighten it but I think it looks a lot better when it's all crazy and untamed.

I love her hair in this image. In fact I think it really makes the painting work. Straight hair would not have the same impact.

Sai, if you're reading this, go with your crazy hair. It's much more creative! =)

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