Valentina Brostean

I came across the artist Valentina Brostean during my research, and think the artwork is greatly relevant with my project. Brostean discusses her intimate visions of heartbreak, sexuality and isolation, however with the use of warm colours, she creates a melancholic atmosphere throughout her illustrations.
I particually like these two images, as the blood is weeping from the eyes, which is one of my ideas for the final look:

I then interpreted this in my own way by finding a black and white magazine image and added red watercolour to it. I will follow on this with facecharts:

I love the contrast with the red against the black and white.