Day 34: Season 3, Episode 10 Campfire
It was a rough news day today…and it feels like the world is just constantly on fire. So, it’s only appropriate that this painting followed my general mood on things. Annnnd I think that feeling is…trash. As I was doing this one, I just kept pushing my brush strokes more and more aggressively into the bushes and it ended up looking like this entire scene was on fire. I had to take a pause after this one and think to myself, ‘Do I really want to come back and redo these trees?’ and I realized the answer was no. I left them this way because this is how I’m feeling today…and in general about the state of the world. Part of the reason why I decided to take on this painting project was to stop spiraling and doomscrolling about the news. I wanted to find some peace. And I think part of that is sitting with the bad and letting it just be. So, I’m not going to sugarcoat this one or try to fix it, I’m just going to leave it in its ugly glory.
