"The Emotional Rouse" (SOLD)

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How can I be an imposter in my own feelings?

Some of my earliest memories are watching cartoons, and having really really big feelings. 

But at the same time, I was embarrassed about these feelings, because I didn't think I deserved to be sad. Dumbo's mom was gone, not mine. Mine was in the next room, lovingly making me lunch. I don't know why I felt like I needed permission to cry.

So I did the respectable thing- faked an injury instead. Every movie, every tragedy. 

A flawless, sustainable plan in a home where I felt like I was always pulling off an emotional rouse-getting away with expressing my feelings one more time, unquestioned. 

There's also a subtle nod to my grandma in this painting. She had a huge artistic influence in my early years, and painted flowers on nearly every surface of her home.

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The Emotional Rouse

Acrylic, watercolor, graphite, camera gel and pastel on unbleached cotton canvas, framed in Savannah Oak

124 x 179 cm