- and not a blackberry in sight. I guess it must be off-season for blackberries.

A fairy tale was read to me a few years ago by the title of "The Blackberry Princess." I can't remember at all what the story was about, but the title always stuck in my head. I finally conjured up an image to go with the title after letting it all stew for a couple years. I figure she's some sort of regal denizen of faerie who spends far too much time tromping around in blackberry patches, hence the torn & stained dress. Seems like I'm on a tangled hair kick these days...

My humans always seem to turn out a bit wonky, but other than that I guess I'm reasonably satisfied with this piece.

Acrylic & colored pencil

Thanks for looking!