Slightly Impaired by Anna K Hetherington

My web comic Slightly Impaired pokes fun at life with a little bit of fiction and a little bit of reality which parts are which I will not divulge. I'm just hoping readers enjoy it as much as I enjoy creating it.

 Sincerely AKH

Two portfolio pieces....seriously:)

I truly want to be taken seriously as an artist, but I can not expect others to take me seriously if I'm not taking it serious myself. It is very difficult to make art important in your life when you are trying to go back to school, raise two kids, job hunt, and basically save what little bit of sanity you still have. My biggest hope is that I take this blog seriously as a real outlet for the artist trying to get out. Who knows maybe it will go somewhere wonderful.
 The top is titled, "The Death of Snow White." done in pencil and sharpie marker.
  The middle is a sketch for the bottom work tittled, "Urban Wizard." done in pencil, gouache, and sharpie marker.

Gettin U

        I don't feel the photo does him justice but my latest haze induced creation is about a 25 by 32 inch canvas done in black and red oils. It started out as flowers, with the intention on being calming, but sometimes you paint to paint and the feel and flow took over, plus at the moment I'm anything but calm. Personally, I love the piece and normally I'm insanely hard on my works. "Gettin U" as I've titled him is wall worthy and that's saying a lot coming from me. He reminds me of important things, like how much I want to make my children proud of me, and that I'm really tired of the self doubt game, that I am constantly playing.

        Even if "Gettin U" is wall worthy my three year old daughter is terrified of him, which is flattering because artworks should invoke emotions,but I wasn't shooting for extreme terror as the feeling here. Sadly "Gettin U" has been banished to my bedroom closet, and I cant stand the thought of him not hanging up, but I don't want to sell him either, he's better than that he is unique and amazing and holds a lot of meaning to the artist so I'm plotting....wonder if I could barter him for a tattoo?