Oh my goodness. This sort of blew up in ways that I really didn't expect. I submitted and went to the gym and kinda just forgot until much later.
First off, thank you everyone for your lovely comments. :) I'm not a professional - just self-taught and I paint as a sort of therapeutic release. I paint maybe 2-3 times a year.
Some of you are puzzled about the title. So uh...long story short, I painted this right after an argument with my partner. I'm from a conservative culture and he's not. He has a long romantic history and multiple exes, which is very common here but much less so where I come from. I was having some trouble coping with my insecurities after learning (from social media) about all the fun outdoorsy and camping stuff he did with one of his exes last summer. So this painting just sort of...arose from that. As a way for me to cope and put into perspective for myself the uncomfortable feelings that I had toward something which was objectively beautiful. I hope that explains the curious choice of title. It was just something that made sense to me, personally.
og_bobross on December 31st, 2017 at 01:36 UTC »
Wow this piece is really beautiful and gives off an ominous vibe at the same time. Well done, OP
SimpleRegret on December 31st, 2017 at 02:22 UTC »
Was sorta expecting something to do with the movie...
It's nice, just not what I expected.
TwoSizes on December 31st, 2017 at 04:07 UTC »
Oh my goodness. This sort of blew up in ways that I really didn't expect. I submitted and went to the gym and kinda just forgot until much later.
First off, thank you everyone for your lovely comments. :) I'm not a professional - just self-taught and I paint as a sort of therapeutic release. I paint maybe 2-3 times a year.
Some of you are puzzled about the title. So uh...long story short, I painted this right after an argument with my partner. I'm from a conservative culture and he's not. He has a long romantic history and multiple exes, which is very common here but much less so where I come from. I was having some trouble coping with my insecurities after learning (from social media) about all the fun outdoorsy and camping stuff he did with one of his exes last summer. So this painting just sort of...arose from that. As a way for me to cope and put into perspective for myself the uncomfortable feelings that I had toward something which was objectively beautiful. I hope that explains the curious choice of title. It was just something that made sense to me, personally.
Thank you all for your critique as well!
I'll reply to messages tomorrow! :)