What Will They Think? is a watercolour and glass engraving artwork based on the artist’s memories of wearing makeup to school for the first time. The 5” x 7” painting presents a tight close-up of the artist’s face. Blue eyeshadow is smeared across a hooded eye, and a mascara wand grazes the bottom lashes. Overlaying the image is text engraved into the glass frame, reading ‘WHAT WILL THEY THINK?’. The frosted glass flits between opaque and transparent, subtly shadowing the painting below. This artwork captures a moment of self-reflection. Worry clouds the artist’s thoughts, imprinting and altering the memory for years to come.
