Fabulist!

I saw these colored pencil portraits by Marco Mazzoni of ladies' faces surrounded by flora a few days ago, and they've stayed in my mind so consistently that I needed to post. The subject matter seems fairly standard, yet something has haunted me about the concept. The surrounding foliage is so much more detailed and vivid than the faces in the center of the images, which seem to fade away entirely around the eyes as flowers and butterflies take over. There's a tension between the greater color of the flowers and the centrality of the faces that grabs my attention, and the glimpses of expression make me curious what occupies the minds of the subjects.

Plus, I dunno, they're really pretty.

Images at the link.

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