Doug 

This head study of Doug, made by Craig Mullins, features hatching marks which are used to create darker areas, and represent the fall of light. The downward gaze is often seen in religious art, as far back as ancient sculptures of deities, carrying connotations of humility or introspection. Later, Christian art adopted it to convey piety and reverence, notably in depictions of the Virgin Mary. As this symbol has traversed time, it has adapted to secular portraits and has been used to suggest pensiveness, melancholy, and the subject’s internal thoughts. These emotional and psychological states of humanity are a powerful force, engaging viewers on a deep and subconscious level, where gestures and composition become a visual language that transcends time. Thus, the motif persists, evolving in form yet echoing sentiments across centuries.