Curiosity isn't Dead by Gabriella Phillips in Chicago

Another piece from my AP portfolio on nostalgia, this large illustration is of a photo I took inside of a store where I found this beautiful plant with a magnifying glass just calling my name. It reminded me of a cartoon I once saw, where they were teaching the viewers on the concept of curiosity, which I interpret as a key factor to the building blocks of childhood. I displayed this through the use of dull monotonous graphite tones in the background, as to bring out the vibrance within the deeper look in the magnifying glass to display a ladybug that one may not have seen at first glance had there not have been color there. Upon inspection, you may not have noticed that this was drawn on a peach toned paper.