Study for self-portrait

Half happy, half angry. Drawn with calligraphy pen.

Beggarbot, complete

For now, at least.

The simplest solution for turning her into a cyborg or robot was to make one eye shine, as if beaming with light from within. I thought of this today, after I had already cleaned my brushes, when I remembered that Picasso had done the same thing to symbolize the gift of prophesy. I like that the indication is subtle. And I decided to leave the bowl in her hand as a bowl and not some electronic device or something else that a robot might hold because, in the future, robots might consume human food. So this makes the question of feeding a starving robot all the more interesting and provocative.

Beggarbot, update and close-up

Darks are more accurate in the close-up. Not sure yet what to do with the background.

Beggarbot (detail)

I'm getting tired of the name. Besides, she isn't a robot, yet.

Beggarbot, the continuation

I'm tempted to stop here.

Beggarbot, the beginning

This is (hopefully) the first in a series, each piece the result of randomly combining social issues, in this case poverty and information overload. Yes, she will become a robot. Or android.