Using thin, watery layers of paint, this powerful and emotional painting indicates the turmoil I was experiencing within as I painted. Frustrated with my personal life, hating my job, fearful of the possibilities of failure, concerned about many things, it exudes much emotion hence the name Turmoil.

There was really no purpose, no plan, no direction as I began to paint, only raw emotion inside that needed to somehow be allowed to vent. I used the acrylic paint watered down because of the sheer rawness of my emotional being at the time and it somehow felt better to not be stifle within constraints of rigidity or thickness. Everything was feeling very black and white inside so as I began the painting at the top, letting it run as gravity pulled it downward, I felt resistance to the runaway emotions and then felt the need for color. I then began to apply the red because of the fire within my belly and stroked it upwards blending it ever so slightly into the white and black. As I stood away from the canvas, I saw an eye and worked with it so it was more pronounced. Once complete, I then began to take the watery black and trace black lines over the "beings" I saw in the red. I felt it was finished at that point and that all my emotions had been stripped away from inside leaving me with a more peaceful feeling. Total time to paint was 45 minutes.

This painting is currently for sale and if you are interested in purchasing it, please feel free to contact me at connieblack@mchsi.com or visit my website Feather's Ink. It is a 16 x 20 x 1 inch canvas. The edges are stapled but painted over. Thanks for looking!