Category: Digital Painting

Sometimes I notice my own tendencies that remind me of someone in my family. When I look at my family history, I see the same thing getting passed on over and over again, one generation’s problems and abuse continuing into the next. Sometimes I fear that I might become that way too, or maybe I already have and don’t know it. It’s something I’ve seen happen to a lot of people and I wanted to express the fear of becoming something you never wanted to be. That fear can be so consuming that it stops you from seeing how you are actually acting, to lash out, to become withdrawn, and ultimately become what you are so afraid of being…

This piece represents what trauma felt like to me during a really hard time in my life. The lines represent the journey we take through life, the silhouetted scenes represent a variety of traumas we can all go through in life, and the colors represent how grey life can feel when you try carry your traumas alone.