Now that the art is all back home, I need to create the listings here and get everything up to date.
I'll be doing 1 per day and space it out, as life continues to be busy. And it gives me a chance to highlight them individually. ✨️
Day 1- This is Growing Pains, 9x12.
Truth be told, some of these paintings mean alot to me and others are practice.
This one means very much. It's hard to talk about, but it's honestly not a happy painting.
I screamed and cried into this painting. Not my normal style at all, but I was feeling extreme burnout and rage, about my life as a military spouse.
For me, that means being unable to have roots and being transplanted before I can grow socially or have any prospects for myself.
This plant (Oregon grape) was newly planted at the time. It takes plants about 6-12 months to root down into in their new soil, just the same is true with people to adapt after moving.
On the subject, what I will say is.... people often say about being a military family that it's "a fun adventure" and "you get to travel/ explore" etc.
My perspective? It's dismissive when people say that.
Moving is not the same as a vacation. It means struggling to get my basic needs met. It means learning how to survive over and over, starting over over again and again. It's not an adventure for me. It's stressful, exhausting, and often times terrifying being in a new place and not knowing ANYTHING or ANYONE. I choose it because I love my husband. It's still a very hard life situation to cope with.
If that resonates with you,
The original and some prints are available here on the website.
Thank you for reading and taking a moment,
❤️ Alisha