An idea of this photo came up to me when I saw a sale on flower decor at a craft store. The sale was 50% off so I just had to grab some of those and do something. An idea of a self-portrait came up to me. I didn't want to do just a simple photo of myself with flowers. I wanted something more interesting. Something whimsical, fairy, and dark. Something that I always do.

Then, a thought of flowers with eyes came up to me. I think I might have seen something like that in a movie or a cartoon. I can't remember. But it was perfect!

I bought some Gerbera-like flowers and a huge one. In blue color of course. Then I ordered doll eyeballs on Amazon which I attached afterward to my flower heads.

I made this shot in my apartment in Brooklyn. I used my favorite Move 1200 like always with one Mobiled flash head and a softbox. I used additional stand and black fabric to create more direct and narrow light to imitate natural light from the window.

After I made and edited this photo I couldn't just stop. I wanted it to move! That's why I created a gif animation with blinking eyes. It's been a while I wanted to create a moving image and I think it's a great start.

I gave this photo the name "Pansies" because to Russian it translates as "Anya's eyes" which gives a double meaning to this artwork. This self-portrait is not just a picture of myself. It represents my inner self and my style of artwork.