Fan art for Tasha Suri's THE JASMINE THRONE

[asakiyume]

I have been waiting to draw this for **so long** There's been so much rain, I haven't had a chance. But today was clear, and tomorrow should be too, so!

Here is the relevant quote, describing a yaksa:

From her chest bloomed a great lotus, bursting through exposed ribs. From her eyes streamed marigold petals, flecked gold and carnelian, seeping from beneath the closed lids.

And here is my drawing, partially done...



Close-up on the face at that stage:



The whole thing, finished:



Close-up on the finished face:



And close-up on the lotus:



There are more amazing descriptions on the same page:

"The mouth opened and within it was a flower that unfurled in thorns, virulent blue and black, its heart a cosmos."

and

"Its eyes opened. Gold-petaled. Crimson as blood."

Anyway, I loved the image, and I loved that it let me channel all the South American muralists I follow on Instagram ;-)

Comments

[pameladean]

It really felt like the essence of marigold.

I finally got a chance to click through your links to Stinkfish's murals. Those are remarkable! I really like the first one, and I see why the description reminded you of his work.

P.

[asakiyume]

Oh wow, I'm so touched--and glad!--that you took the time to go look at his work. I think his art was my favorite of the art we were introduced to on the graffiti tour--and that's saying a lot (I liked the other stuff a lot too).