life persists (NSFW, Original) (Patreon)

Artistic nudity time again! The image of a beautiful warrior woman (not any less beautiful for her numerous battle scars) contemplating her newest wound in the bath was something that felt powerful to me. Even while washing up, even while nude, she won't let her sword be out of arm's reach. What kind of life has she lived? How does she feel about those scars? That's something I hope you end up thinking about when you see this piece. It's not very horny, but I hope it still has something to say.

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A woman with warmly tan skin and brown hair tied back in a ponytail kneels in the nude in a hazy stone-colored chamber. Her entire body, from her left eye to her chest to her belly, arms and thighs, is criss-crossed with old pale scars -- some jagged, some clean, some the evidence of punctures. She runs her fingers across her left thigh, where a fresh pink scar is forming, and looks down at it with a stoic expression. Her skin has the light shimmer of being recently wet, and water pools on the floor in spots around her. A sword in its scabbard is leaned against the wall behind her, within arm's reach, and on her other side is a wooden bucket and a washcloth. Stylistic steam floats at the edges of the composition.