Watercolours, watercolour pencil and marker pen on illustration board, 8” x 12” The picture is about those problems you have in life that cannot be be driven away with traditional weapons. I drew the sketch when I was finishing up my PhD thesis and feeling worried about absolutely everything. It’s like that saying ‘carrying the world on your shoulders.’ When I started it, I did not intend to use markers but wow, as a newcomer to watercolour, all those designs and patterns you get after a few layers of colour are just irresistible! I had to outline them all! http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-burden-laura- russell.html