I see it every day among my friends and family on social media.  Division.  Us vs. them.  Outright hatred. It is so disheartening to see such vitriol leveled against people we don’t even know.  It all seems so pointless.  A waste of time and energy.  We are more alike than we are different.  We were all born in the same way, we all die the same death.  We are all one race– human.

 

These hyperrealistic drawings by Heidi Draley McFall touch on that link between us all– our humanity.  We laugh, we cry, we are sad and vulnerable, angry and joyful.  Every person of every color on every inch of this planet feels these same emotions, has the same physical needs, and most of the time, we just want to be happy.  So why do we allow prejudices and judgements against our fellow humans to steal our joy?  It seems a most useless endeavor.  Imagine what kind of world this might be if we all tried to treat our fellow humans not as the enemy, but as ourselves.

To see more of Heidi Draley McFall‘s work, please visit her website.

All images are via the artist’s website.  Artist found via the New American Paintings blog– check out Ellen Caldwell‘s Process of a Painting with the artist for a glimpse into her studio process!