My original idea for this composition was to combine a portrait with the shape of a shield. However, I could not see a clear way to accomplish that goal. Therefore this composition shows a shield in action, protecting the unseen from damage coming at it from all sides. It could also be a heat shield that also protects an orbiting spacecraft from burning up in the atmosphere.

Re-entry, or Fiery Shield
12″x9″ 140# Cold Pressed Watercolor Block