Sour Jack; I love you, sometimes

Watercolor on Paper, 15” x 11”, 2020

December 2020 I began painting after a decade long break. Sour Jack: I love you, sometimes is an ode to material exploration in an active mindset with the intention to accept oneself. I started EFT (tapping) therapy in the fall of 2020, and by the end of the year I began to affectively utilizing the tapping process to work through anxiety attacks. For the first time, I granted myself permission to feel my negative feelings and allow them to be released through repetitive motions and mantras.