Galaxies for Qinni
Added 2020-02-12 20:46:41 +0000 UTCIt's really a shame that someone so young has to deal with that kind of disease. I never really had the opportunity to talk to her, but from her posts it's really amazing that she managed to stay positive despite everything that happened.
I always thought her works were very unique and expressed something that is really hard to put into words. I honestly can't imagine what she went through, but how she still managed to put her situation and feelings in images, it's something we should all respect.
I've been postponing trying to learn a bit of watercolor for quite some time, but I couldn't think of a better time to start.
I hope that all those beautifull artworks people are doing in respect of her, helps her family going through this.
For those not aware of what happened, Qing Han (@qinniart) was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and had several other medical conditions and made amazing watercolor images through the past years. And she passed away a few days ago.
You can find her artworks here: https://www.instagram.com/qinniart/
And yes, it's Iris, no this is not one of the 4 images of this month. It's an extra image. And yes, it was made digital, I have very little experience with digital watercolor, let alone traditional one.
Comments
she did =3
Lee
2020-02-17 02:03:52 +0000 UTCyeah it's really amazing how much she managed to show through her drawings
Lee
2020-02-17 02:03:43 +0000 UTCThat is a beautiful tribute picture. She really showed so much through her artwork.
TarliArt
2020-02-14 05:23:39 +0000 UTCOmg I just discovered her from your post. Those drawings have so much soul to them man...Feeling very sad right now. Wish I had known her before...RIP.
Arch
2020-02-14 02:33:19 +0000 UTCshe will =c
Lee
2020-02-13 15:55:28 +0000 UTCthank you! Indeed she was a very unique person
Lee
2020-02-13 15:55:23 +0000 UTCyeah, but I always prefer to make it clear when some art is not part of the regular rewards so it's not confusing to people, and some expect something and don't get at the end of the month. Yeah, 2019 was a very unique year for me. A few days ago I always thought of death as a "distant thing". Sure you loose a distant relative, a grandpa/ma here and there but it's usually people with advanced age ... so it's "expected". But my mother was here at my place one night, and the next morning, not anymore. And I'm really REALLY thankfull that we were on good terms, and that she was in good terms with everyone in the family. And while she left us relatively early (65+), she was terrified of the idea of what happened with my grandmother, that lived until mid 80s but had a very very limited life routine due to several medical conditions (age related stuff). So at the end, it was for the best. All those things definitely changed my perception about that. Now it's something that can happen, either I or people close to me might not be here tomorrow. So I try my best to make the best I can with the time I have, and let no loose ends or bad things taint any relationship I have. It's simply not worth. So, while I can't possible understand what you go through in your condition, I think the best we can all do is always try to be the better versions of ourselves and the people close to us.
Lee
2020-02-13 15:47:39 +0000 UTCYeah, I think it's important that we all make the best we can do with the time we are given. If there's something the recent passings in my family taught me is that most of the time we have no idea how much time each of us have.
Lee
2020-02-13 15:23:08 +0000 UTCthanks! =3
Lee
2020-02-13 15:21:29 +0000 UTCyeah this is something I always thought about the recent passing I had in my family: at least they didn't suffer for an extended period of time. It's really inspiring how she managed to stay positive despite all that, because it really is a VERY shitty situation
Lee
2020-02-13 15:21:20 +0000 UTCShe will be missed :(
Zuraha
2020-02-13 13:20:42 +0000 UTCBeautiful work my friend. This is such a lovely and meaningful tribute to a brave and talented person. :-)
Draven Shadow
2020-02-13 09:11:10 +0000 UTCNever even crossed my mind to consider whether this would be a part of the package; you should always feel free to express yourself Krys. The older I get, the more I've been starting to see friends and family leave me; even in my case, I'm in an advanced stage of heart failure and it seems to me that... I don't want to be mourned. Cancer is a terrible, terrible thing to be sure but a thing is alive so long as a memory is alive. Cherish your friends. Remember them fondly and live your life being the best version of yourself that you can be, and in doing so no one is really gone. I am sorry for your loss.
Evo
2020-02-13 05:53:31 +0000 UTCPoor thing, so much living left never to be done. Nonironically, how can this possibly not be tragic? This world, sometimes…
Bambadeer
2020-02-13 03:52:26 +0000 UTCThis is a beautiful tribute. I do not know her, but I looked at her page and it is amazing stuff.
Aislinn Bailey
2020-02-13 02:40:03 +0000 UTCI never heard of her till a few days ago. I saw her artworks and loved them. The amount of pain she was in for so long must have been agonizing.
Marvin
2020-02-12 22:30:42 +0000 UTCthank you! I only learned about her situation a few months ago, it was really crappy to see the things she was going through. On the other hand I was really amazed on how those things fueled her art.
Lee
2020-02-12 21:17:47 +0000 UTCyeah, personally I think it's hard to describe the expression. Having gone through similar situations of close relatives passing away in this past year, I think one of the worst things is that feeling that you can't do shit about it. You are just unable to fix the problem or make things get better. It's not exactly like being "sad", that comes later. I think that the best way to describe it's really that: a feeling that you can't do shit about it. And it's something you'll just have to deal with.
Lee
2020-02-12 21:16:47 +0000 UTCYeah, I saw her images in several different places, and it felt really bad to learn about her situation. it's really amazing how she stayed positive till the end.
Lee
2020-02-12 21:12:32 +0000 UTCYeah, her paintings were really something else. It's beyond me how she managed to turn such a bad situation into beautifull images.
Lee
2020-02-12 21:10:51 +0000 UTCYeah, I'm not familiar with the artist or her work, unfortunately. But this is a beautiful tribute. Sad, but beautiful.
Matthew Richson
2020-02-12 21:02:16 +0000 UTCI'm afraid I had never heard of Qinni before nor seen her art before just looking up some of it now and it's beautiful for sure. I don't really know what to say so I'm just going to focus on the artwork tribute that you've made and say that it is truly beautiful. The style is gorgeous and the colours look amazing, such as the pink-red tones mixed into the blue sky with the yellow stars also popping nicely. Iris too is wonderfully painted in this style and medium and the expression is amazing, you have her such an emotional feel that I frankly struggle to describe, the eyes are just so perfect and I especially like the way you defined the darker areas around her eyes as well as around her nostrils. You did an amazing job here and based on the images of Qinni's work that I saw, I'm sure she would have liked this tribute.
Ciarán M
2020-02-12 20:57:43 +0000 UTCThat is beautiful Krys. I became aware of Qinni only a short while ago but her history, her positive attitude and her fighting spirit was simply inspirational to me. It really hit me hard when I found out Monday that she had passed away. That last painting she created invokes so much emotion it's unexplainable. In fact I can't look at her last few tweets without tearing up a bit, she didn't quit what she loved to do and she didn't stop fighting right to the end. I can honestly say thank you for sharing this.
Chris Harris
2020-02-12 20:55:06 +0000 UTC
