The Lyrics of John Legend’s song ‘All of Me’ released in 2013 includes the lyrics “My head’s underwater, but I’m breathing fine. You’re crazy and I’m out of my mind.’ I wanted to show how water can be both calming and purifying as well as suffocating and powerful. When looking at the subject, just like the words in the song, it can be seen as someone drowning which is a more mournful view but another view is that the girl is at peace and ‘ breathing fine’ like the lyrics of the song which is about the uncontrollable feelings of being in love. The portrait is designed to be a metaphor for the song with the beautiful and unsettling lyrics. I chose acrylic to have a soft blend effect with the water as well as a bold effect for the facial expression.
All of Me
