Wild Onions Online

A journal of creative writing, photography, and visual art created by members of the entire Penn State College of Medicine and Hershey Medical Center community

My Big Blue Bed

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Judge’s Choice • Art
Students and Residents Category

©  Himani Devabhaktuni   |  Class of 2025

a watercolor and ink painting of a person in bed head on pillow, covered in a dark blue blanket only thing outside of the covers is a small hand and a head from the nose up - heair flowing messily on the pillow

Judge’s Comments:

“My Big Blue Bed” is another piece of expressionistic drawing and composition. The tiny head and hand of the figure pinned under the oppressive weight of the blue covers, and the sensitive drawing of the bed and pillow, and especially the hand, emphasize the character’s inner struggles.

Sleeping In  

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Judge’s Choice • Art
Staff, Family, and Community Members Category

©  Cameron Barber   |  Family of Employee (Age 18)

In this painting a mother and daughter lay in bed sleeping.

Judge’s Comments:

“Sleeping In” is a lovely combination of pattern and color. The foreshortened figures of the sleeping children are balanced in an abstract arrangement of pastel-patterned shapes. The faces are brought into focus by the rough rhythmic brushwork, which creates the impression of their hair. It reminds me of a Mary Cassatt print.

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