An author at Medium asked if I could create a visual that included the dog "Bella" for her article about the loss of a little boy.
I opted for simple vectors with no outline strokes to convey a clear message of emotion to go along with the written essay.
The main request for this piece (planned as a hero image for the article) was to have the dog "Bella" watching over a snow-filled landscape. Bella was Sam's pup. (Sam was the little boy who died young - with this being his story.)
Sam's favorite color was red.