I picked this poem because it gave me the chance to do lights in watercolor; lights are hard to do with watercolor for me and I wanted to try. I surprised myself in picking this, but I worked really hard on it; you can see every brush stroke.

I found a reference picture with good composition, and thought: I can do this. I even added the traffic light to the picture, and the buildings and light remind me of Syracuse. I was going to put the lettering on the back of the fireman's clothes but it made things too complex—so I made this separate.

For my future, I really like everything about design, but watercolor is what I do best. I think I would like to do something like illustrate children's books.