I'm a self taught artist who's been into figurative and representative art since I held my first comic book. But just a few days ago I picked up a resource book about improving creativity, specifically for the fine artist. This book had a chapter on abstract art, something I was never taught in schools and workshops and not something I even taught myself!

But after reading about abstract art, I realized a whole new possibility to how do my illustrations... even my figurative and representative ones.

My hat's off to Ashely Wood for this illustration. (He's a guy) His work inspired me in this. I focused on shape, color and movement, trying to imbue my figure with more abstraction. I liked how it came out. I worked entirely from memory.

(edited on comments on difference in face color, stark whiteness, as well as pose)