Inferno's Gaze

Original Surrealist Artwork by Kelsey Wallace
32 × 32 inches | Color Pencil & Marker

The wind changed. The sky turned red. And in that instant, it knew.

In Inferno’s Gaze, we witness a creature’s terror frozen in time — a deer, still and breathless, as the wildfire approaches. Flames roar in the distance, yet it doesn’t run. Not yet. It sees, it feels, and it understands what’s coming. Through the eye, we glimpse the blaze—not as humans do, with panic and noise—but through instinct: silent, wide, and ancient.

This original piece from the Eyes of the Cosmos series captures a moment of raw, natural fear. The kind passed down through fur and bone. The kind no forest forgets.

Drawn in vibrant layers of color pencil and marker, the artwork’s textures echo the scorched earth and smoldering air. The fire doesn’t just reflect in the eye — it consumes it. This is not just an image of disaster. It’s a portrait of a soul confronting the unstoppable.

Inferno’s Gaze is more than art — it is a warning, a memory, and a mirror.