Mandala

This is a Mandala symbolic of my life. I choose the african theme because I painted these animals all  summer in my own artwork.  The giraffe is the focal point because it is my favorite animal to paint.  The figures are very whimsical and stylized and the coloring is a bit choppy as I was trying to embrace an elementary attitude and overall look to this work.  The outline is done in sharpie marker and the coloring is colored pencil.

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