Untitled Graphite/Charcoal Drawing

So, I started this work last year December, the 1st to be precise. It's been slow cos I've had commissions in between and I've been lazy getting to it, at some point, I wondered if I was ever going to finish working on it or if it would join the stack of unfinished drawings. But I really do like to finish what I start, and I think a work stopped halfway through is a waste of time and effort. I finally finished it a few days ago and I got really sad when I stopped working on it. There's this feeling I usually get the last few hours I spend on a drawing, midway through, I'm usually anxious to finish, but when I put the finishing touches, I think to myself, I'm going to miss working on this. As I was drawing, I came across a work I did exactly two years ago and the level of improvement is what I would consider okay, I thought I would be much better though, I'm not totally satisfied with where I am now and I know I could be much better.

Anyways, I always say that I will do something simple after my last work, but things don't usually work out as planned. When I see a reference image that really speaks to me, my prior plans are thrown out. Also, I realized that I draw a lot of water, I honestly can't say why, but there's something about it I always want to capture, could it be the fluidity?

For this work, I used Graphite pencils and powder, charcoal pencils, a tombow eraser, blending stumps, white gel pen for highlights and soft brush. I've probably not included some other things, but these are the most important materials.