April 18 - akaritablue

“Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.”

~ Chuck Klosterman, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

Akaritablue is a DeviantArtist from the United Kingdom that stood out in a crowd.  She absolutely has a very cool artistic style and I like her hypnotic eye style, but what drew me to her work is that her sample images had an emotional component as well, confusion/anger/worry/regret.

This is the expression of someone who was just called "beautiful".  It's that point of flattering acceptance after the initial denial.