Donate Life

Let Others Grow

10 in x 7 in

Watercolor and pen

For this assignment, we were asked to create a work for the Donate Life competition. The criteria for this piece was that it had to include the phrase "consider organ and tissue donation" and be within the certain size range. For my piece, I wanted to have something that was nature related, but still connected to organ and tissue donation.

I decided to draw a willow tree with exposed roots that came into a heat shape at the bottom, while also making the leaves on the willow tree heart-shaped. After sketching out the design, I traced the tree with black pen. I also wrote the phrase "Let others grow" at the top of the page in a font that resembled twigs/branches. At the bottom of the page, I wrote "consider organ and tissue donation is a simple printed font.

From there, I added color to the tree and the background using watercolors, which ultimately made the piece have more value and emphasis. Overall, I am very happy with my piece that I'll be submitting to the Donate Life competition. If I could change anything, I would not trace every single leaf on the willow tree, because I think it made the tree look a little too dark.