Escaping in the Sunset / Raffa Petruzzi

Escaping in the Sunset


By Raffa Petruzzi

At the center of the picture, there is a silhouette of a dream catcher colored white with crayons. The strings of the dream catcher were not visible, so I decided to embellish it. The figure above the dream catcher signifies a dream trying to escape from the catcher. On the right, hidden in the negative space, a cloud can be seen peeking through gently. It's faint and almost matches the shade of the blue background. On the left, a round sun-like shape colored purple, pink, and orange signifies the hope that the dream has to escape from its catcher.

Another cloud can be seen above the sun-like shape as well. On the sides of the piece, there are little blotches where the sunlight leaked through, changing the shade of the blue. All throughout the negative space, little spots of light can be seen where sunlight was able to get through. Yellow on the strings of the dream catcher can be seen where I tried to smudge the glitter away with my thumb. I tried to spread it around, but it stayed in one spot and it actually fits there.