Some Scars you Can't Hide

awwwwwwww…......so so sad

This brings up alot of emotion for me…... to see the hurt in his eyes makes me want to hug him. You can almost see that he is pulling inside himself… distancing himself from the hurt and turning himself into being cold and angry to survive..

Interesting. I saw the scare right away! Was this part of your book?

Dunno whether it was the title, (probably) but I was drawn straight to the scar… I can see the brewing thoughts in his gaze and possibly the edge of his pain?........great looking kid! He wears not only a scar on his face, but his heart on his sleeve here

i saw the scar right away. Beautiful drawing

This is a very poignant piece, Steven!
You’ve captured more than just a picture here!
Skilful work!

I thought the scar was a tear at first. I like that best about it, that the titular “scar” could be literal or not.

Reminds me of a kid I wonder what happened to sometimes.

Like this one especially! Image tells a sad story, but I guess that’s up to the viewer?

I think everyone is going to read it as being something “sad” (hopefully) but just what is sad about it is where everyone is going to read something different into it. glad you like it Mariaan. Thanks!

Hey Steve…I thought it was tears as well on the thumbnail, but I’m mostly blind anyway. Mom always said that would happen eventually. ;)

I like it even more now that I see what it truly is. Your black and white stuff is truly awesome. – Earl

Thanks Earl. In all honesty I think my black and whites are my best stuff as well, but it’s just so hard to find a market (especially in the kind of work I do) for black and white work, and it’s getting harder and harder with each passing day. You’re gong blind and I found a gray hair on my head the other day…we’re falling apart. ;)

I really love your b/w works!! They are very intense and strong….with a lot of soul!

Beautiful drawing, black and white has so much more emotion in it, I think, if done properly (which of course yours is!). You are very talented.

Thank you once again Estelle!

Awww…this is so very beautiful…. unfortunately it is so very true… but scar tissue shouldn’t hurt….it’s there if you look closely enough… but it shouldn’t be painful. It should just remind you that you shouldn’t go there again. Wen x

I noticed the scar right away too. Maybe some people are more sensitive to those things than others. Beautiful drawing. He does say so much with his hurt and defensive eyes. Smiles from Jane.

Thanks for noticing and thanks even more for the smiles Jane.

wow…

FANTASTIC GORGEOUS!!!

It is difficult to express emotion, but you can do it.

Awww. tugs at my heartstrings, so very sad…makes you wonder what would be going through his mind.great impact!

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it, my new friend from the north.

Wow this drawing reminds me of a conversation I had with my friends recently. One told me I had big eyes for an Asian. I said they always look smaller in photos. She said “Well that’s because you smile in photographs”. Then I replied “But I look different in photographs than I do in the mirror. Then she told me that maybe I think I see my reflection but really it is what I see of myself. The other friend with us then told a story of time she drew a self-portrait, and somebody asked why she drew a dark dot on her face (they had never noticed that she had one in reality). I guess we notice our own scars than others do, and we cannot hide them from ourselves. Even if we did conceal them, we cannot hide the truth that they exist.

wow ! such an emotion provoking piece- truly incredible-
(but i must say in a jesting spirit …. Photoshop can hide anything…tee-hee )

Whoa now thats a very imaginative concept….........yes it would be nice to at least distort all the mean people…......lol

So sad! Excellent work!

Steven, I have an idea for you, what if you colobarate with writers on red bubble and they will write a good stories for your amasing black and white images….it will be the begining with out end…and joy as well for them and for you.

Your work shows powerful emotion very well.

send me there details than…lol

AMAZING Steve! :)

perfect

It may have been a ‘craptacular scanner’ but what a fantastic ourcome. It adds depth to the boy’s story.
A beautiful piece.

gosh! that is a fantastic drawing, evokes so many thoughts..FAB again :)

I can’t stop visiting him Steven..I just want to hug him! It just speaks volumes.. and I’m all ears..
Where did he come from…? no.. I only want to know if you want to tell me.. Wen x

I, too, keep returning to visit. Our little friend looks somewhat familiar… especially since your profile photo is next to it. Interesting, even if not intended. Ah, but we dreamers see what we want to see, eh? I enjoy your work, btw.

This is a very powerful image Steven… congratulations on creating something that can create such emotion. Wow, you are really drawn into this… the distant gaze off into the black void is very poignant. As ever, your B+W work is skillfully done and the attention to detail brilliant.