Acrylic on Canvas SOLD
Description of what the painting means
Choices and Fears: It has a different meaning for everyone. But for me, it’s a reflection of what it’s like being diagnosed and living with Autism, Anxiety and Depression. It’s also represents discovery of identity.
Description and Explanation: I found a template of a person and cut it in half. I then placed the two half’s where I wanted it and traced the outline. Once I made the outline of the person I spent time carefully figuring out where I wanted to place the lines/ bridge between the two half’s. I painted it black and waited for it to dry. I then got started on the background. The background is a combination of white, blue and grey. I started off by creating a marble like base using light and dark grays. Once that had dried I then tore up bits of tape and placed it in random spots and layered light blue over the top, and when that had dried I removed the tape and did the same thing once again, this time making sure the tape would cover some of the blue and grey, and covered the rest with white. When I had completed that I took off the tape and cleaned up the edges of the person. This took a total of six weeks to complete. The grey represents the feeling of disassociation and loneliness you feel when you only see the world as grey, when you feel like your so far down in the dark it feels like there is no way out. and the blue is a representation of depression itself.
