"So you should view this fleeting world --
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream."

-The Diamond Sutra, author unknown.

Two months ago now  asiri took her own life. I would not find out until about a month later.  asiri was a frequent client of mine and someone I could even call a friend despite our infrequent conversations. She was friendly, easy to work with, and liked to talk about the difficult types of games I tend to enjoy. An easy, breezy passing friendship. Though I know little about the circumstances surrounding her suicide (I am not one to pry) the news hit me harder than I expected. I felt it appropriate to draw her one last time.

In a bit I'll be auctioning off all the originals that went into making this painting and donating the proceeds to a charity that Asiri's friends have chosen. In the meantime I have made the process work and 6k scan of the final piece available completely free here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/53376631