by Susan Irving
Here are a couple of things I have been working on over time using my Fresh paint app. The first is Working Through My Grief. A very old and dear friend passed away on New Year’s Eve 2021. We talked just a few hours before he passed away and his death was very unexpected. He was a very talented musician, also a writer and just a joy to be around. I took this very hard and, as with many things in my life, I could only express it through a painting. It took me several months to complete, doing a bit every week or so. Of course I still grieve and miss our conversations very much, but painting it out has helped me to let him go. This is the first time I have shared it with anyone. I cannot explain the “why” of it, only that it is.
The second painting may or may not be quite finished yet. It is an attempt at a still life, using several different Fresh Paint applications in one piece (pencil, watercolour and oil).
I used this photo of some of my pots as a loose sort of reference.
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Susan: You have made something very vibrant while dealing with the dark subject of death.
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Thank you, Milo. It is therapeutic!
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I find the first one very expressive of the rivers of emotions we navigate when dealing with loss and the movement from dark towards light. I also found relief in expressing grief through painting and found it very cathartic.
You are getting quite adept with this app – looking better and better. Maybe you should think about producing some as photos on canvas?
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Thanks Lynne. I know you have also dealt with this in a similar way. I think that, as artists, we are fortunate to be able to “paint things out.”
Maybe one day I will print the Fresh Paint images, but I feel I need to get a lot more proficient first.
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