Artist Statement

This painting expresses the strong anger emotion I was feeling at the time. The anger is the black large bold strokes. It felt great to get it out. The yellow shows the transmutation that is going on where the anger energy is turned into motivation energy. This is also shown by observing the color of the paint from left to right. Motivation is a positive use of anger for me and at the time of this painting it manifested in positive actions -- painting, paying the rent, going to support group meetings and taking care of my cat.