V. H. King's Ink

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2022 Collection

Selected artworks from 2022. All works by V. H. King.

V. H. King
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brown person's face in profile shows a half-lidded blue eye with a purple pupil. their mouth is half-parted, their tongue sticking out. the right half of their tongue is purple and the left half of their tongue is blue. they wear a purple headband around thick long locs. three brown hands reach into their locks, one with teal nails, one with red nails, and one with tan nails. the background is a light peach mixed with scarlet and magenta

Ancestral Reach #1 || 9″x12″ || Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

a white key is embedded in the trunk of a tree drawn in black ink. underneath the ground, a large eye with orange sclera, a purple-blue iris, and a black-orange pupil stares out. falling in reverse from the eye are red tears and yellow lightning. a blood red eyebrow swoops across the bottom of the painting

Wisdom & Truth || 9″x12″ || Acrylic Paint and Sharpie on Mixed Media Paper

against a pitch black background, a brown hand drawn in watercolor reaches upwards. the hand has a red palm, and the bones of the fingers are visible in the pointer and little fingers. a dark violet spider, painted in acrylic with bright blue swirls marking its body and legs, spins down on a dark purple web. in the bottom right corner, a pale lavender butterfly drawn in watercolor hovers nearby. the butterfly has a seafoam body, also in watercolor.

Holding Nightmares || 9″x12″ || Watercolor, Acrylic, and Sharpie on Mixed Media Paper

a brown body is centered on the page. the right half of its torse is rendered in blue bone, and the left half its body at the hip and below is rendered in purple bone. their spine is made of white candles. a tattoo of a tree winds from their right calf up to their left mid-rif. their heart is visible on the left side of their chest, and long locs cascade down their shoulders. on the left half of their body, a yellow crescent moon illuminates clouds in a navy sky. on the right side of their body, green grass pushes up toward the scarlet burn of sunset. the red sun doubles as the eye of a green beast whose teeth are bared to bite the figure's legs.

Lingering in Limbo || 9″x12″ || Watercolor and Sharpie on Watercolor Paper

a brown hand with teal-painted nails crosses its fingers over a violet-magenta butterfly wing that has turned black at the bottom. red blood drops from the wing. the background is varying hues of royal and navy blue with light teal accents surrounding the butterfly wing and the palm of the hand.

Crushed Indigo || 9″x12″ || Watercolor and Acrylic on Mixed Media Paper

a shirtless brown person stands with their back to the viewer, their head turned to the right. one hand grasps their shoulder, and tears stream down their face. the bones of their jaw, neck, collarbone, and arm are visible. the person has tightly coiled hair pulled into a half-bun. the background is a swirl of magenta and violet with dark indigo accents.

Busy Holding Myself Together || 11″x14″ || Watercolor, Acrylic Paint Pen and Sharpie on Mixed Media Paper

ID: a topless, flat-chested brown figure clutches their chest, where a hole has ripped through where their heart should be. a purple candle is on their right bicep; their collarbone and the top of their skull is exposed. their heart is between their orange and pink lips, while leafless branches stretch from skull. tight coils of black hair reach past their shoulders. the bottom third of the background is teal, and the same color fills where their eyes would be. the rest of the background is bright orange.

Oaths; Embodied || 11″x17″ || Brush Pen on Bristol Paper

ID: an eye shows a desert scene with mountains and night sky with a crescent moon; this eye is nestled in an open mouth with pink lips, which is centered in another eye with a black sclera, all surrounded by a bright pink rose with a dark green stem. thorns from either side of the stem poke into an orange eye with a blue pupil, and a blue eye with a red pupil.

Respirando Primavera || 11″x17″ || Brush Pen on Bristol Paper

Watering the Garden of My Tears, 1 and 2 || 11″x14″ and 11″x17″ || Watercolor, Brush Pen, Acrylic Paint Pen on Bristol and Mixed Media Paper

ID: a flat-chested, topless brown figure whose face and torso is covered by a river of light blue. their tears flow into a purple vase. a purple aster lays to one side of the vase and a huge sunflower is on the other side. the background is deep magenta on one side and a scarlet orange on the other.
ID: a flat-chested, topless brown figure with shoulder-length wavy black hair whose face and torso is covered by a river of light blue. their tears flow into a purple vase. a pink hibiscus lays to one side of the vase and a huge sunflower is on the other side. the background is a peach-orange shade.

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