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"I Dreamt of Brighter Days", 2012

I continue to transition my #art from #deviantart to #Pixelfed. #AIhasDestroyedArtPlatforms such as Deviant Art for me. And unlike most other platforms, I greatly appreciate the freedom of the #Fediverse, including the lack of data collection, or the lack of algorithms dictating what we see, think or feel. #HelloPixelfed. #GoodbyeDeviantArt.

This is more of a #photomanipulation than a #digitalpainting - though there are touch ups. Originally, when I created this, it was meant to represent how I was feeling at the same, particularly during February, one of the most #depressing months. And now I reflect on how much has changed. Though I have experienced #dark days, I have also learned the value and necessity of finding meaning (i.e., finding #alifeworthliving). This can be anything from arts, nature, crafts, activities, hobbies, meditation, relationships and so on. Reflecting back on 2012, I am happy to say that life is much more bright nowadays. However, life would not be so bright without those dark days.

"Suffering should be creative.
Should give birth to something
good and lovely." -Chinua Achebe

#art #digitalart #death #depression #mentalhealth #despair #sadness #emotionalart #medieval #womeninart #womenartists #vultures

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CREDITS:
#Woman - https://www.deviantart.com/faestock
#DeadTree and background - https://www.deviantart.com/the-night-bird/art/Dead-Tree-BG-262525390
#Vulture - https://www.deviantart.com/piratelotus-stock/
#Rats - https://www.deviantart.com/harpyen/art/rats-147716090
#Skull - https://www.deviantart.com/aleuranthropy/art/Skull-Stock-Photo-05-41426441
#Bones - https://www.deviantart.com/mjranum-stock/art/Bones-2-66682764
I love forests and trees. However, from a photographic perspective, I struggle to compose a clear subject in the seemingly chaotic environment. Most of the time, I walk through the forest without taking a single photo, enjoying the Shinrin-yoku ('forest bathing') but feeling frustrated that I didn’t find a subject. It’s so much easier to capture man-made things in a clean and minimalist way than to isolate a tree, which has a mind of its own, from its surroundings as a subject. But that doesn’t stop me from trying again and again. :-)

#photography #squared #forest #deadtree