Illustration of a desperada standing on top of a giant bull skull. Around her, the desert blooms as a sun shower rolls in. She looks to the sky, with a wary but hopeful expression. A symbol of a sun with a spiral is towards the top of the piece.

Sun Showers and Desert Flowers [C]

2022 | Digital [Clip Studio Paint]

This piece is part of a small trilogy of works, which you can view in the navigation below. In contrast with the first piece in this trilogy, our nameless desperada has found herself upon a space in which new life is flourishing where things once were in decay. The world still bares the scars of what happened, but with the coming rain is a chance for something better to grow in its place.

The sun’s design is inspired by a motif often present in the places the client grew up in, which was incorporated in the piece upon request as a way to pay homage to the client’s heritage.

Sketch of a desperada standing on top of a giant bull skull. Around her, the desert blooms as a sun shower rolls in. She looks to the sky, with a wary but hopeful expression. A symbol of a sun with a spiral is towards the top of the piece.

And a draft of the piece. I’m not sure why or how this was flipped in reverse like this, but hey there you go.

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