There is still room to smile

This painting is the answer to the previous painting. Though a child who is emotionally abused all of the time, there are peers that know not of their pain. these other children want to play with them and laugh with them. The child then realizes that there is still room for hope. There is still room to smile.

acrylic, water, and toothpicks on canvas.

$250.00 or 650.00 for both the pain and solution.

Bruise me, so no one can see

I chose the colors of this painting in hope of symbolizing a bruise. The red in the background is to symbolize a heart. The heavy blue at the top of the painting is to create a sense of having the weight of the world on  a child's shoulders.

        When a child is born, they only know love. If a child is raised in an abusive home, they only know love for the abuser because that is all they have ever known. They thrive on their abusers attention. Unless the child is being physically abused, no one can see the scars; the child doesn't even notice them until its too late.
        This is acrylic and water on canvas.

$500.00 or 650.00 for both the pain and solution

One Theme, Seven Projects

For my class I was assigned a semester project. I was to choose a topic for a theme that was to be used for 7 compositions. The theme that I chose was "Emotional abuse". While researching this particular theme, I came across a doctor who knew another artist who painted the same theme. She spoke highly of this artist but knew that he was headed for a road that he would get lost on. He only knew to paint the pain. By doing this, he was headed in a downward spiral. All he knew was pain.
            Doctor Silvia Hartmann asked this painter at one of his openings if he ever thought of painting the solution. Of course, he never did because people who have been emotional abused, rarely ever think that there is hope. I enjoyed reading this and it influenced me to paint the pain and then answer it with a painting of the solution. over the next 14 weeks I will be posting a written statement and a photo of each piece. I hope you enjoy.