In my earlier years, I was always looking for ways to release my creative side. I didn't have access to fancy design software, but I want to create digital art. I turned to, none other than, the nostalgic Microsoft Paint. I ended up creating a handful of illustrations, that if there's a market, I'll release more. It began with the image you see here, "The Floating Man".
What strikes me about some of my illustrations, whether you think they are good or not, is I drew them some 20 years ago and I can relate to the emotion behind them more as I grow older. Yeah, my emotion came out in the drawing then, but at 15/16 years old what do you really know about your emotions?
Now, I know what The Floating Man is experiencing. The plastic bag blowing in the wind. Being pulled in every which direction in life except the one he wants to go. Completely out of control. I've been there. I've taken the reigns back. But seeing this aged drawing felt like my 15-year-old self was speaking to my 33-year-old self.
How do you interpret it?
