Mental Heath artworks
My mental health artworks come from rough times and rough feelings that I need to get out and onto canvas. They are how I explore and process different emotions, situations, and thoughts. They are typically made on larger canvases with acrylic and blacklight paint to highlight the works.
Melancholy canyon
Melancholy Canyon was painted while in a deep depression. There were very dark skies all the time, and I felt like I was stuck at the bottom of an overwhelming crying canyon with a river of sadness washing over me and often drowning me. Anxiety is the only thing that could grow through those canyon walls so we see plenty of anxiety trees peeking through and taking root in the canyon.
I used acrylic paint and blacklight paint on a 30” by 40” canvas.
Bipolar bedroom
Bipolar bedroom came from something I said one morning after being diagnosed. "Every moment I’m playing Russian roulette with my emotions.” I had to put this feeling in a painting.
This self-portrait has Anxiety trees growing and rooted all over the bedroom, as anxiety has always been a present mental struggle and feeds off the bipolar energy. The bipolar creature has a depressive side and a manic side with the hair growth showing which side I’m leaning mostly towards recently.
Acrylic and blacklight paint on 20”x16” canvas.
Needless insecurity
Needless insecurity is about beauty and self image, we criticize and pick ourselves apart and get jealous, angry, and anxious. When every single one of us is beautiful and amazing in our own unique way.
All she sees in the mirror are flaws and cracks, she doesn’t even see the people worshipping her beauty because she’s too busy picking herself apart and being jealous of others.
Acrylic and blacklight paint on 20”x16” canvas.