Medium: Watercolor and Micropen

Date: 2021

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About the Piece: I sat down to paint something in a newfound medium of watercolor. It has been a while since I put brush to paper, so I expected that I would be exercising my muscle memory to paint something simple and whimsical. This piece, entitled Apocalypse, is far from that expectation. I realized that my heart was heavy with all that has been going on in the world: the earthquake in Haiti, the dire situation in Lebanon, the climate changing all over the world, and the many souls being vanquished in Afghanistan. These events barely scrape the surface of this bemoaning world. This piece helped me channel my feelings of helplessness and powerlessness amidst all these circumstances; exposing how we are caught with the ground beneath us cracking, revealing a deep abyss below. I found meaning in this painting, and I hope you do too, as I continue to process how to be an effective member of our collective humanity that is currently hurting in so many ways