Unafraid of Solitary Pain

Been a long long time. I pulled back on doing art shows a while back. Many many changes in my life, caused a bit of a hermit phase. Seems quite often the easiest thing to do is to give in to the darkness and do nothing. But nothing from nothing leaves nothing, so here I go again. I hooked up with a wild art group called 'Impulse'. They've chosen five of my pieces for their May event (stay tuned for more details). So I guess I still got it. This is the first piece they chose. I've had this in storage for a couple of years, so it's gonna be very interesting unwraping it, as it was an emotional jouney creating this one. It represents that alone but surrounded feeling that sometimes overwhelms me.

Medium: Acrylic, latex paint, mixed media (old phone parts, string, wire) on wood. 60" x 48" KNewart '06

Old KNewart - Existence

Reminiscing. Looking at this piece hanging on my wall. Existence. Existence indeed. Feeling very anxious, excited, nervous, elated, lonely, crowded, proud, disappointed, happy, sad, up, down and all around. Nerves firing likes ballistic missiles. Thinking about the future, the job, the girl, the life. Alive and existing.

Medium: Acrylic paint, electronic parts (vcr, phone), wire on heavy wood. 46" x 36" KNewart '05