BILLY HARGROVE

OIL. 2.5 X 2 IN (WITH FRAME).

Second in a series of Lovers’ Eyes for the Month of Love art challenge, based on the prompt “Secrets.” This eye belongs to one of my favorite Stranger Things characters whose death broke my heart last summer.

These Lovers’ Eyes are inspired by 18th century miniatures called by the same name. Lovers’ Eyes were often worn as brooches or pendants and featured a tiny portrait of the eye of a loved one. Sometimes this was a spouse, a child, or a secret love whose full portrait could not have been openly revealed.