New Profile Picture (+ poem!)

I'm done with my hiatus! I wanted to practice some new hair shading techniques so here you go!

Drawing Notes:

The reason the background is mint and lavender is because I wanted to contrast the darker colors that I used in the foreground. And also because I'm a proud ace-aro! (look up both of the flags)

And also, read on for my new poem: Inner Dialogue of a Violinist. 

Inner Dialogue of a Violinist

Okay. New piece. 

What is this? 

Who the heck is Blumenstengel?

I guess I’ll find out. 

Three-quarters time. 

The key signature is F major

Which I know because

The song is literally called “Etude No. 1 in F.”

That’s simple enough.

Okay.

I can do this. 

The first part starts out pretty simple. 

A sixteenth-note arpeggio, and then - 

Wait. 

This whole song is sixteenth notes.

Why would somebody do this?

Dang it!

There’s a slur there.

Why is there a slur 

between the second and third notes?

Next measure. 

Second position?
Getting into Chamber Orchestra 

Really isn’t worth all this effort. 

But I need to get out of Philharmonic.

Badly. 

Is this fifth position? 

I am starting to question my eyesight. 

Why would you reach over to the A string there?
Just shift down.

I said shift down!

Not to third position.

Just go down to first.

It’s so much more simple. 

I guess the whole point of this song

Is not simplicity.