No Control

This painting is definitely one of my favorites, and the most unique that I have done because I hardly ever put this type of sad emotion in a piece. This painting is done with a bluish/grayish colored acrylic for the background and shades of blue for the camouflage pattern, along with India ink for the face, hair, and shirt, added with two tears running down with a light blue acrylic. I decided to title this one 'No Control' because this girl has a reason to be crying and is letting go of what might be hurting her. She's decided to let her emotions take control and that is the only way she can truly be free. My reason for using a neutral color for the girl was so the tears can be seen more, and also to add more of an emotional appeal. I feel that if I had added more colors the effect wouldn't be felt the same. I also made shadows on the face and shirt with the ink wash so the girl wouldn't be flat or without life. I hope that when people look at this painting they will feel something inside of them and have a flashback or moment of when they have felt this way. The colors and expressions of this work shows off what kind of mood is portrayed. The movement of the patterns at the bottom of the shirt create depth and texture because it pops out a little, including the drips which also create more emotion, matching the teardrops. I personally really enjoy staring at this piece because there's so much that it's saying, while saying nothing at all. This is for sure something completely different from anything else I have done before, but that is the reason why I enjoy it so much. The colors and unity of this artwork have me feeling lost but wondrous, because it's a very good and thought out piece. I enjoy looking at the camo pattern towards the lower portion of this because of the drips falling off the canvas, but I do feel like the face of the girl could have more depth and value with the wash. The purpose of this was to let the viewers feel something when looking at it, and create a mood, which in my opinion is a success because it makes the people question what the story behind this is.