The 100 Art Piece Challenge: 1 Purple Minotaur
I have come to realize I paint to escape. I am an overly sensitive sort that tries very hard to be a grown up about the hard truths of the world. I refuse to become callous. I find it all to easy to become cynical and I hate it. When things are overwhelming I paint.
In December of 2015 my father passed away. I had no real way of handling it. I had long forgotten the sweet escape of painting. In the throws of my agony, over my father's passing, I turned to my old sketchbook and began to paint again.
A month later, in January of 2016, I challenged myself to produce 100 pieces of art before the year was out. It focused me. helped me to manage my rage, my detachment, and my sadness.