This is not fanart, as you can see. Sometimes, I get struck by an impulse to drop everything and draw something, and this one came like a freight train as soon as I saw this photograph by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Rodrigo Abd.
Pictured here is Maria Gomez, 22, carrying her son David, 1, as part of the thousands-strong caravan of migrants journeying north through Central America.
The Trump/GOP Administration has sent troops to the border to stop their arrival, claiming all manner of fear-mongering nonsense in order to boost their poll numbers in the coming election. And as per usual, the most vulnerable - families, LGBTQ individuals, and others escaping persecution - are in the crosshairs.
This is my way of projecting something into the universe. Of sending out a vibration that helps these people find sanctuary and safety somewhere. And especially, of helping people who might otherwise look away, return their gaze to these souls seeking asylum.
I don’t think I’ve ever painted anything so quickly. I cried my eyes out when I was done.
