Scars: Characters with Courage

Your scars are beautiful.

What would a tangle of aspen trees be without the beautiful bark? What would the bark look like without the lifetime of scars?( A blank and boring white canvas!) In a recent study examining the emotions invoked by nature (and what we can learn from it), Susie drew on her upbringing in Colorado to create a visual representation of the beauty created through internal and external crisis. Hidden throughout the "scars" in the aspen bark above are dozens of words and images that represent common character-defining events in a human's life. The words (in the original full painting) include the following: memoir, work, unsuccessful, failure, broken, poke fun, mistake, can't, won't, unseen, and war. It also includes the following words that represent a few aspects of the soul's healing balm: we all cry, tomorrow will be good, wiser, stronger, beautiful. The microscopic images hidden throughout this design are a vast array of things that the artist views as reasons for some human's scars.

The beauty of nature on display in the bark of the aspen tree. The beauty of a human, as evidenced through the pain they have endured.

You are beautiful BECAUSE of your scars.

This is a quality reproduction print of Susie Griffin's original artwork entitled "Scars: Characters with Courage".

This image is printed on high quality luster finish paper with archival inks that will hold their color for nearly 100 years. The image size you choose will have a small 1/4" internal white border perfect for framing and slight cropping may occur in sizes other than 20" x 30" (shown). The watermark will be absent in the print you receive.

If you would like a giclée canvas print of this image, contact me for pricing!

Please note that all diligence was given to accurately reflect the color scheme present in the painting. However, due to the varied types of computer displays, the exact colors you see here may be slightly different than the ones you receive.