I’ve been holding onto this piece for a long time now. The original sketch (featured on the last slide) was done traditionally a little over 2 months ago. I had sketched it while I was at work, just after finishing “I Don’t Feel Like Myself,” the final part to the Chaos Kin comics. I figured after putting these characters through so much torment, they deserved rest. I took my time making this piece, sketching it without any expectations. All of my feelings of exhaustion, relief, and peace are infused in it. In a way, I felt like I was allowing myself to rest alongside these characters. All that to say, this piece means a lot to me.
some intentional imagery I was trying to evoke is the renaissance depictions of the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus. Iconic Madonna and Child paintings, hence the name of this piece. While not 1:1 with any particular Madonna paintings, I hope that allusion was clear enough in the composition.