Concentration by Ally Thomas

Anger - 1

arthomas610 — 2015-11-30 17:59:10 UTC

The color I most associate with anger is a deep red. To help convey the angry tone, I used a hammer and palate knife to create harsh and violent strokes of paint. I also used a lot of masking tape to add more layers of color and to make the piece more interesting to look at.

Depression - 2

arthomas610 — 2015-11-30 17:59:50 UTC

For almost 10 years, I have been taking anti-depressants to help me get through each day. The colors I most associate with that time of my life are black, white and gray because my life was missing that bit of color to make me feel better. I kept this theme throughout my entire piece and also used an eyedropper and watered down paint to help show the black and white fading into each other and life becoming dull and gray.

Exited - 3

arthomas610 — 2015-12-04 14:55:52 UTC

When I feel excited, the color I most associate with what i'm feeling is yellow. I created a yellow base color and then added streaks of green and orange paint to add more movement to the piece and to represent how jittery I get when I am anticipating something. On top of that, I added thick yellow and white lines to further help the visual flow of the piece along with adding splattered purple paint on top of that to add to the jittery feeling and bring out more contrast in the piece.

Serenity -

arthomas610 — 2015-12-04 14:55:59 UTC

My inspiration for serenity came from looking at the clouds. The thick white lines are representing the clouds in my piece along with the faded edges. Also when I was looking up into the sky, the two colors I saw the most of were pink and blue, which is why those colors are present between the "clouds". The inspiration for the design came later when I was relaxing and doodling random connected shapes.

Anxiety - 5

arthomas610 — 2016-01-05 17:43:24 UTC

When I was 7 years old I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. This piece represents what I feel when I am having a panic attack. I know the panic attack is coming when I get a tingling chill up my spine, represented by the blue spine looking object that takes up the majority of the piece. I also experience shortness of breath during an anxiety attack which causes me to become very dizzy and lightheaded, represented by the red spots surrounding the edge of the piece.

Passion - 6

arthomas610 — 2016-02-25 22:36:45 UTC

Envy - 7

arthomas610 — 2016-02-25 22:37:03 UTC

Obsession - 9

arthomas610 — 2016-03-14 13:39:53 UTC

Coming soon!!

Happy - 8

arthomas610 — 2016-03-15 00:30:25 UTC

Concentration 8