I love color; there isn't enough of it in my world. And because I am moderately red/green color blind, I tend to prefer bright, saturated, unambiguous colors. And I couldn't resist giving this figure a lot of it. I also used digital painting tools to achieve blending and lost edges that are difficult to create in acrylic easel paintings. But the critical aspect of this piece is the pose, which I hope communicates a high degree of introspection.