This piece is a portrait study done whilst in a depressive episode. The piece, while light in color, is arguably very dark in context. The lack of mouth and nose suggest that the subject is being bound, quite like the feeling one experiences during a depressive episode.

Mara Howes is a young artist out of Wichita, KS. She is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuing a double major degree in Communication Design and Fine Arts. Mara‘s work expands across several disciplines; acrylic medium, oil paint, collage, moving picture, digital photography, writing, and digital art.