A Bright Future Lies Ahead...

“A Bright Future Lies Ahead…,” 19.5” x 22,” Holbein colored pencils on Strathmore 500 series cold pressed illustration board. My composition intertwines the realistic and fantastical worlds. This piece portrays the magical blend of childlike innocence with the spiritual power of illumination and self-awareness. The orbuculum is an object utilized in seeing things that would otherwise be invisible, yet with the eyes of a child, the world can be seen with an unfiltered genuine endless open mind, filled with joy, purity and void of self-consciousness. The fireflies and pondering orbs surrounding the young boy symbolize hope, goals, inspiration, guidance, creativity, self-awareness, faith, self-pride, knowledge and encouragement. Be intentional in the light that you seek in others and let your light shine so that others have faith in you. The light within us is the power of life. Let it guide an illuminated path to a bright and promising future that lies ahead.