Knowledge; it is painful, traumatic, eye opening; but all to often it must be digested for survival.
The lighthouse, the owl, the growing knowledge of the world in the school backpack; and of course the apple that opens the other eyes; all are symbolic of the harshness of knowing. The judging watchers know things we do not and symbolize an ever present external consciousness.
This piece is a colored pencil sketch that I cannot seem to find anywhere. Digital manipulation is a great way to bring new life to lost, sold or destroyed art, so I brought an old scan into Procreate and gave it a workout
I alter the light and contrast ad some vibrancy and paint into the picture. Somehow I am just not happy with my piece, so I decide to take drastic measures.
Eternally frustrated I remember one of my old tricks, so I create another layer, dust the image with black, and use the eraser to carve my image back out of the dark.
You can view this process in my work on another piece via this blue link
And finally; if you are interested; you can purchase the NFT version of this image. The first 10 are only 2 Tez