This is a mixed media portrait using a photo of my brother wearing headphones and staring off into space as a reference. I wanted him to have a neutral and unfocused expression to show that he was distracting himself from his surroundings using music. The unnatural greens and blues on his face are similar to the earth to represent his mind is going into its own more ideal version of our world. The colors on the edge of the paper are very dark and cool and become warmer and more vibrant as they reach the center. There is unity with the color and texture created using mainly acrylic paint on the background and on the blue part of his face. The headphones are a card stock collage detailed with ink pen and a black marker, their color and texture creating emphasis around them. The lightest green lines create motion and emphasize the presence of the headphones and their impact on the subject.