![Weekly Wednesday Wisdom -
Today we're sharing an artwork from July that was only recently completed, "Darkness Can Make You Feel So Small" a 30x40" Acrylic on Canvas. This artwork was painted during the Central PA Pride Festival at The Journey Church's booth [the finishing portions of this were the top and bottom edges of the stretcher bars] . This piece is now at the Art Association of Harrisburg for their show, "Villians, Misfits, & Anti-Heroes;" which opens this Friday, awards to be presented this Sunday as part of Gallery Walk, and will remain on display through mid-October.
The title for this piece comes from the lyrics toward the end of the first verse of Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors:'
"And the darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small"
Artist's Statement / Backstory: It was only while listening to this song in the car last month, that I realized how 'dark' the first part of the song is before everyone belts the chorus, "But I see your true colors shining through!" My mind immediately went to this artwork and my favorite part of painting it live... I had the background prepped gray and had a different idea in mind of what I was going to paint; but, then I didn't think that idea would work with being outdoors, distractions, and stopping and starting. I took the idea of that piece and decided to show it in a different way; I wanted to capture the darker undertones of the ways in which the LGBTQIA+ Community has been targeted recently. While working on it, the first portion to be completed was the darker tones in the background and I was lovingly nudged that what I was creating was a little dark in the midst of pride, love, rainbows, etc. I shared my vision for what I was creating, kept working, and could not be more proud of this piece!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreiezmqcq7gjqeoq2hwk5eqbbgggkzzrgm2tpj64e224s4nueidyvby)
Weekly Wednesday Wisdom - Today we're sharing an artwork from July that was only recently completed, "Darkness Can Make You Feel So Small" a 30x40" Acrylic on Canvas. This artwork was painted during the Central PA Pride Festival at The Journey Church's booth [the finishing portions of this were the top and bottom edges of the stretcher bars] . This piece is now at the Art Association of Harrisburg for their show, "Villians, Misfits, & Anti-Heroes;" which opens this Friday, awards to be presented this Sunday as part of Gallery Walk, and will remain on display through mid-October. The title for this piece comes from the lyrics toward the end of the first verse of Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors:' "And the darkness inside you Can make you feel so small" Artist's Statement / Backstory: It was only while listening to this song in the car last month, that I realized how 'dark' the first part of the song is before everyone belts the chorus, "But I see your true colors shining through!" My mind immediately went to this artwork and my favorite part of painting it live... I had the background prepped gray and had a different idea in mind of what I was going to paint; but, then I didn't think that idea would work with being outdoors, distractions, and stopping and starting. I took the idea of that piece and decided to show it in a different way; I wanted to capture the darker undertones of the ways in which the LGBTQIA+ Community has been targeted recently. While working on it, the first portion to be completed was the darker tones in the background and I was lovingly nudged that what I was creating was a little dark in the midst of pride, love, rainbows, etc. I shared my vision for what I was creating, kept working, and could not be more proud of this piece!
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