The Wanderer Above the Mist

This painting reveals the current point in my life: the start of senior year. Like the man who is standing on a mountain top, I too am on the top of a mountain as I have approached the last quarter of high school. As a senior, one is older than the rest of the school, taller, wiser, and one observes the younger students struggling, just as they had, to reach the top of the mountain.

The Wanderer carries a walking stick, his crutch and aid to help him reach the top. The walking stick symbolizes all the wonderful teachers at BHS that help students get to their senior year. It symbolizes the difficulties one manages in order to reach the mountaintop. Most of all, the crutch symbolizes the strength one develops once they forgo the challenging high school journey. One must fail in order to succeed, and one must move past their disabilities and accept their flaws in order to achieve maximum success. The Wanderer has accomplished his goals despite his ailments.