The artist builds his picture line-by-line, just as the writer builds his story word-by-word. Both are slow processes that grow in the construction until they often, likely most often, don’t resemble what the artisan set out to create.

Art is not always a display of talent, but is often an expression of emotion, a story told only in shades. These drawings represent a time in my life when I felt depressed, expressed in the tears being shed by each face in the collection.

Sometimes the scariest things are those within us that we feel we cannot share, whether they be our own emotions or some past trauma. The result of holding on to hard feelings and bad memories never ends well.

For a period of time following high school, I fell into a deep depression brought on through betrayal by someone I loved. These drawings grew out of those feelings, and I thank you for indulging me as I share these very personal emotions. Be safe, and may all your dark moments be on the screen or between the pages!