HIRAETH

hiraeth (n): a yearning for a home to which you cannot return, or never wasThis drawing references a place of religious trauma for me. I've always had a complicated relationship with my muslim parents, growing up — but I've always thought that islam, and the architecture it carries, is undeniably beautiful. In a sense, it's a home of mine. But not one that I could ever return to. Process-wise, I used the Nasir Al-mulk mosque as a reference! I started with heavy lineart and then played around with lighting + shadows before adding in colors using a watercolor base.