Hard rain 

Fernanda Suarez created "Hard Rain," a work that employs digital painting to evoke a sense of fractured emotion and vulnerability. The artwork presents a woman's portrait fragmented by a stark white tear across her face, disrupting the symmetry and creating a visual dichotomy. One side of her face is rendered in grayscale, the other in a reddish hue, enhancing this sense of duality. The composition is further complicated by overlaid text and a backdrop of blurred lights, contributing to the piece's layered complexity. Suarez uses the interplay of opacity and texture to create a dreamlike quality. The deliberate blurring and the harshness of the tear invite us to consider themes of identity and psychological distress. The text, seemingly part of the artistic composition, hints at desires and unmet expectations, adding a narrative layer to the visual experience. The contrast between the sharpness of the woman's features and the abstract background suggests a struggle between clarity and chaos. The fractured composition serves as a metaphor for the fragmented self, inviting viewers to interpret their own meanings from this visually compelling piece.