Type of Submission
Art Exhibit
Keywords
Forest, magic, comic, illustration, digital, wonder, light, creation
Proposal
A Sense of Wonder is a two-panel comic digitally drawn in Procreate. Drawn in a stylized manner, it depicts a boy staring at these swirling orange lights, which illuminate a dark forest. I used complementary colors to make these lights pop out from the blue background. The second panel focuses on his eyes, as they fill with wonder as he gazes at the wonderful light show being presented to him. I decided to not use any word boxes or readable cues, as I wanted the expression to speak on how he was feeling in this moment of wonder. In my art, I enjoy focusing on the facial expressions of the people I am drawing. Just by one simple facial expression, you can tell how the person is feeling in a moment. A crinkle of a nose, the widening of eyes, the furrowing of brows. These can tell us so much without one word being uttered.
In my piece, I wanted to depict that feeling someone feels when they look at something so beautiful. Something that makes their eyes widen in wonder. Something that makes them think, “Wow!” Something that makes them want to praise the Creator of the Universe for making something so beautiful that our minds can’t fathom. Whenever I look at God’s creation, whether it's flowers, sunsets, sunny days, mountains, etc, I'm just in awe of the beauty I see before me. My eyes widen in wonder like the boy is here, and I think to myself, “God is good!” This magical forest I have created is a more fantastical representation of the world around me. The boy represents me and my reaction whenever I stop and take a moment to just look. Like the magic light show, God’s creation and every little thing in it gives me a sense of wonder.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Publication Date
2024
A Sense of Wonder
A Sense of Wonder is a two-panel comic digitally drawn in Procreate. Drawn in a stylized manner, it depicts a boy staring at these swirling orange lights, which illuminate a dark forest. I used complementary colors to make these lights pop out from the blue background. The second panel focuses on his eyes, as they fill with wonder as he gazes at the wonderful light show being presented to him. I decided to not use any word boxes or readable cues, as I wanted the expression to speak on how he was feeling in this moment of wonder. In my art, I enjoy focusing on the facial expressions of the people I am drawing. Just by one simple facial expression, you can tell how the person is feeling in a moment. A crinkle of a nose, the widening of eyes, the furrowing of brows. These can tell us so much without one word being uttered.
In my piece, I wanted to depict that feeling someone feels when they look at something so beautiful. Something that makes their eyes widen in wonder. Something that makes them think, “Wow!” Something that makes them want to praise the Creator of the Universe for making something so beautiful that our minds can’t fathom. Whenever I look at God’s creation, whether it's flowers, sunsets, sunny days, mountains, etc, I'm just in awe of the beauty I see before me. My eyes widen in wonder like the boy is here, and I think to myself, “God is good!” This magical forest I have created is a more fantastical representation of the world around me. The boy represents me and my reaction whenever I stop and take a moment to just look. Like the magic light show, God’s creation and every little thing in it gives me a sense of wonder.
