relating

Somehow this doodle looks more literal than others. There seems to be more density to the form and unlike many other drawings which have mostly androgynous figures, the sex of these figures can be deduced.

As to why my doodles often show androgynous beings, I'm not exactly sure, except to say that if there is such a thing as past lives, I believe a soul could have both male and female incarnations. "They" say that a soul doesn't necessarily have a sex but will often prefer to experience reality in the form of one more than the other.

It's not that I do it consciously, but in general, illustrating androgynous beings allows me to connect more directly to the figure on a soul level and I hope keeps the experience which is represented is then open for more people to relate to.

But outside of crude scribbles on a kitch "noody doody pad" which someone gave me once (it shows the outline of a male and female figure and you basically fill in the blanks), this is one of the least androgynous doodles in my sketch book.

One thing that does often repeat in the drawings however is the emphasis on the heart region. I have more illustrations regarding this which I'll probably post soon and maybe theorize a little more deeply on then. Sometimes i show the heart as a kind of portal or gateway, but here both figures are wounded somehow. I think many people regardless of their current relationships carry alot of pain in the heart which gathers over their entire lifetime. When two people come together to relate, they bring the sum of their emotional experiences with them.