Eyes - Watercolour

This watercolour was made for our unit at college named, ;On The Periphery'.  I wanted to make something that meant a lot to me so I chose the topic of mental health.  The piece represents anxiety and the feeling of having all eyes on you.  I was inspired by an experience I had during the first year of college where we had to do a very informal sketchbook presentation to the class where we just sat in our normal seats but I froze up and needed to leave as I had an enormous panic attack.  This painting means a lot to me as it shows how much I've grown because I can now give presentations to the class with very little stress.  This is one of the pieces I'd like to bring to an interview because it's one to be appreciated up close.  I find it looks rather underwhelming in photographs.

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