Beautiful portrait of a beautiful girl! Well done girl!
This world is all upside down. Here in Europe everyone wants to be darker because this is considered pretty. People go sunbathing for so long that it becomes dangerous for their health. My color is fair - I would call it white. And I love it. I was given this color and I'm not aiming to change. This year I was traveling a lot and got a bit darker but then the color changed and now I have dark spots on my skin that I have never had before. I hope this will disappear and I will be more careful with sun.
My in laws are from Indonesia but their origins are in the Netherlands. They had some Indos in their families so they are a little bit darker. They moved to the Netherlands after independence of Indonesia and consider themselves Indos even though they are not. What I'm trying to say is that we all want what we don't have and it is sad. It would be much easier if we would accept who we are and simply be happy about it.
I'm so glad that you are proud of your color and girl, you do look stunning!!
Thank you for your painting and your story :)
Thank you so much @delishtreats
I think it's because people see other people that are beautiful in their color and vice versa, the concept of beauty is not the same for everyone right? But deeper than this, the concept of beauty must come from within and appreciating one's selves. It's good to appreciate others too, but bringing their quality on one's self is too extreme, that's why people are not contented.