Alice 

Charles Blackman painted "Alice", capturing Lewis Carroll's iconic character within his unique artistic vision. Blackman, who experienced social isolation, had a deep understanding of loneliness. He paints Alice at the Mad Hatter’s tea party, dwarfed by the table and its strange paraphernalia. The scale of the objects surrounding Alice hints at a girl lost in a world she does not understand. The disembodied bunny ears, giant tea cup, and looming chairs capture the disorientation of childhood, and the vulnerability of youth as it gazes into an ill-defined future. Blackman’s Alice transcends mere illustration; it delves into the psyche of a girl navigating the confusing and often isolating world of adolescence. Blackman once said, “I wanted to paint the way a child sees.” "Alice" isn't just a portrait; it’s an emotional landscape reflecting the joys and pains of growing up.