as a child, i was taught to color inside the lines. i've encouraged my own children to do the same. question is... why?

the process of creating this 1/1 rare digital triptych led me to ask myself why the lines came first. what if the lines reflect where i wanted to color, instead of dictating where color must be? this is the result of that experimentation.

the 3840px x 2160px high res file is here: https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmZ6E4ww8i6KTHgrcndcgCvpMdcdUQdP9DopXHNU3j7QXN/%5B3UP%5D%20color_inside_the_lines.png