Balloons

Artwork Details and Purchase Information
Original artwork is ink on 11 × 15 inch archival watercolor paper, framed and matted in a standard black frame
Giclée print is an 11 × 15 inch archival watercolor paper reproduction, framed and matted in a standard black frame, and part of a limited edition of 7
Originals, if available, and giclée prints may be purchased in person or directly at LakeemWilson.com
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Balloons
 
This illustration captures a quiet walk shared by four children, each holding a balloon that rises above them like a small declaration of joy. Set within an everyday neighborhood scene, the balloons introduce a sense of lightness against the grounded textures of the street and homes behind them. The figures move together, close and unguarded, suggesting safety, kinship, and collective presence.
 
Within Life in Black Ink, balloons become symbols of imagination and possibility. They float upward while the children remain rooted, reminding us that hope often exists alongside responsibility, limitation, and place. The simplicity of the moment reflects how joy does not require spectacle. It lives in togetherness, in walking side by side, in holding onto something fragile and bright.
 
Balloons honors childhood as both tender and resilient. It preserves a fleeting moment where laughter, curiosity, and innocence quietly resist the weight of the world. The drawing invites the viewer to remember how early dreams take shape not in isolation, but in community, carried gently forward by shared experience.