Exploring the role flowers play in love, this piece offers a literal interpretation of the expression “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Rendered in colored pencil, the portrait depicts my friend Kaegan's eyes adorned with an array of colorful blossoms, symbolizing the romantic lens through which we perceive the world. The flowers represent the transformative power of love, suggesting that beauty exists not only in what we see, but in the affection with which we view it.

I used eyelash glue to secure the individual flowers to Kaegan’s face to take the reference photo. From start to finish, this was a really fun project.