Eye Contact by Chia-Hsiang Chuang

Honorable Mention: Eye Contact - Artist Chia-Hsiang Chuang

The feathers of the white swan are delicately rendered from the coolest white on the wing closest to us to the palest lavender pin feathers on the back of the bird’s head to the warm whites of its body. As we admire the skilled drawing of each feather, we are suddenly struck by the shock of the bird’s bright, orange-rimmed blue eye peeking out from under its wing, somewhat indignant at our intrusion.