A New Hope by Gary Farlow
Medium: Crayon and colored pencil on paper
Size: 8.5 in x 11 in
Artist statement: “My art piece is titled “A New Hope” and captures my journey through the dark forest of incarceration. My poem “To Whom It May Concern” is the story of growing up a closeted gay in the south of the 1960s-70s.”
Image description: A central figure stands in a green opening amidst a gray forest, where an infinity symbol encircles the trees and text is superimposed. The text reads: “In the dark forest of broken dreams, you can discover a new spectrum of who you are and explore the hope for a brilliant future.”
