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Growth, change, development. All three are vital processes. Mostly good processes as well. But it seems inevitable that growth goes with pain. In order to grow we need to make decisions, mistakes, accept the consequences of our actions. The good ones and the bad ones. Especially the bad ones. To experience, that falling down is crucial for learning how to walk. Let me speak with Calvin and Hobbes: “A bleeding knee builds character.” Hehe...
I tried to depict this by choosing the form of some kind of “spirit of the woods”. She looks like a child, but we don’t know about her real age. I drew her the shape of a child because that way she reminded me of characters in literature, who refuse to grow (up) i.e. Peter Pan or Oskar Matzerath . In some aspects, she reminds me of myself.
In her hands she holds a seedling. The glowing light should indicate, that she makes it grow. And she is crying (I don’t know if the resolution of the submitted image is good enough to enable you to see this.). Thus we can persume that she is undergoing the process of growth herself, due to what’s written above. So she managed to take the first step and stand up to whatever held her back in the past.
Since every piece of art reflects the mental state of the artist – one way or another – I dare to find this comforting.
Quite a long text, huh? I felt that I should try to explain certain drawings in greater detail. To lead you to a better understanding and to leave room for discussion and critique.

Pencils: traditional
Colors: digital

about Peter

about Oskar

Description
Growth, change, development. All three are vital processes. Mostly good processes as well. But it seems inevitable that growth goes with pain. In order to grow we need to make decisions, mistakes, accept the consequences of our actions. The good ones and the bad ones. Especially the bad ones. To experience, that falling down is crucial for learning how to walk. Let me speak with Calvin and Hobbes: “A bleeding knee builds character.” Hehe...
I tried to depict this by choosing the form of some kind of “spirit of the woods”. She looks like a child, but we don’t know about her real age. I drew her the shape of a child because that way she reminded me of characters in literature, who refuse to grow (up) i.e. Peter Pan or Oskar Matzerath . In some aspects, she reminds me of myself.
In her hands she holds a seedling. The glowing light should indicate, that she makes it grow. And she is crying (I don’t know if the resolution of the submitted image is good enough to enable you to see this.). Thus we can persume that she is undergoing the process of growth herself, due to what’s written above. So she managed to take the first step and stand up to whatever held her back in the past.
Since every piece of art reflects the mental state of the artist – one way or another – I dare to find this comforting.
Quite a long text, huh? I felt that I should try to explain certain drawings in greater detail. To lead you to a better understanding and to leave room for discussion and critique.

Pencils: traditional
Colors: digital

about Peter

about Oskar