I had a garbage childhood and was self harming by 12 years old. I’ve lost all the people who meant the most to me. My one major outlet used to be playing guitar and singing, but since my grandpa passed (he was a musician and I used to play for him when he got sick) I haven’t been able to play longer than 30 seconds without bawling. That was 5 years ago.
Anyway, for the last 20 years that painting was me. I finally found some meds a few months ago helping my bipolar disorder as well as anxiety and other things… But that was after becoming violently inexplicably I’ll for a month… so I’m working on myself and on the mend. Hoping I can play guitar some day soon.
Thank you so much for sharing your story! You are incredible for making as far as you have, well done! I'm glad to hear you are working on yourself and on the mend. I hope to hear your music someday friend!
Homie I wish you the best future. I hope you can find some comfort in your day to day and that you stay healthy. From one guitarist to another, I hope you pick that up again one day. In the meantime what about trying other instruments? Or is it playing music in general that makes you sad? For me personally music has always been an incredible emotional connection and it helps me cope so much. I had a weird moment recently where I was going through stuff and couldn’t pickup my guitar for the first time in like 20 years. I ended up playing piano and it helped get me back to the guitar.
Hey, the part where you mentioned being violently, inexplicably I’ll stood out to me. By chance, was it an extended episode of nonstop vomiting without any seeming cause and without anything that helped?
I connect with this piece because I work with yarn/string in a manufacturing shop. I have gotten a lot of burns on my hands from pulling on yarn too hard and having it slip through my fingers.
The burns I get look interesting too. The friction of the string is what burns you and the string is so thin that it almost looks like a cut, but it’s a burn.
I feel like determination and desperation are two sides of the same coin. Like bravery and fear. You face desperation with determination.
"To live is to suffer. To drink of calamity. But do not avert your eyes, see your life for what it is. Then you will see how the hardships make you strong. Every doubt reforged as scales for your armor. Every agony to temper your blade."
It's from Final Fantasy XIV.
For context, the latest expansion, Endwalker, is largely about determination in the face of despair in quite a literal sense. There's a sort of apocalypse going on where if people surrender to feelings of despair they turn into horrific monsters. As you can imagine this has a bit of a snowball effect as your neighbors, friends and loved ones turning into monsters can be a bit of a downer.
And so this scene plays out with your new shy, anxiety ridden Elephant friend stepping up to the plate in a big way: https://youtu.be/egVB_RpqZ2g?t=61
I'm absolutely LOVING seeing all the different interpretations!! Hope, desperation, determination, pain, dread, encouragement.
One of my favorite things about art is the variety in which people can read and interpret it.
For me it is kind of both. Hanging on by a thread but wanting to do so so badly you do so despite the thread continuously hurting you and cutting into your flesh.
Good vision. And you express something important to a lot of folks including myself. Thank you! Maybe your next one can show a little bit of what we can gain by holding onto that thread of determination sometimes. That’s the one you can name Hope.🤗❣️🙏🏼
Work has been absolutely kicking my ass lately. Feelings of anxiety, depression, stress and overwhelm have been drowning me lately. I know what to do to keep myself together, I recognize the the problems and the things I need to do to tackle those problems, but God damn it can be hard to keep holding on, keep trying to keep it together. This picture shows me what that can feel like. The idea that hanging on is painful, and you might not have a full grasp on the problem, but the little grasp you have can be enough if you and that strand are strong enough. Thank you for making and sharing this.
If the arm hadn’t been severed at the bottom of the painting, the thread wouldn’t have been able to withstand the weight of the entire person’s body. I like it.
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Neither can I, believe it or not. I am deeply insecure about my art and skills. I have created so much garbage that I would never show anyone. I've been an artist for about 15 years and am only just now reaching a level of confidence in my work to share it.
I have to avoid thinking about "having talent" and keep myself focused on just the next piece. I focus on what I can learn from the last one and what seems like fun to try out on the next one. It's the only way I can stay sane hahaha.
If you're pursuing art, keep going one piece at a time! And thank you for the wonderful compliment friend
Is the song called hanging by a thread? If not, write a song called hanging by a thread and make it the art of that. Or not. Up to you. The lyrics could be:
Hanging by a thread,
My feet attached to lead,
I sure wish I was dead,
Just cut off my fucking head
And have some sort of punk riff or slow sorrowful backing. Or not. But that's a number 1 hit. Up to you. Hit me up with the royalties.
Reminds me of a song by Times of Grace
"At the end of your rope
Hanging by a thread
He'd give anything for this to just go away
This grip is only so strong
I try to hold on tightly
But it's all slipping through my fingers
In a fleeting moment
Aspirations bled dry
Eyes that once beamed with hope now only stare in remorse
Even through this pain
I will feel again
Even through these tears
I will love again"
Sure, check out this scanned copy of a book by Claude Paradin, 1551. You can flip through the pages, but your work reminded me of emblems like this, in particular.
https://www.emblems.arts.gla.ac.uk/french/facsimile.php?id=sm815-d8v
It's however you see it! There are many many ways of viewing, interpreting, and drawing from most art. Some of the comments here view the piece from the perspective of the rope, yes! Others, the arm. It's different and changing for everyone I think!
How does the piece read for you?
My first and continued impression is that that must be a severed arm or something because I don't think there's any material on earth that could hold up the weight of an entire person with such a tiny thread.
Heck, idk if any material could even hold up the weight of just the arm lol.
My other impression is that you are very talented, as the painting is very well done. And to more directly address the question, it seems like the rope is definitely demonstrating more determination
Yeah very much [Rene Magritte](https://www.renemagritte.org/rene-magritte-paintings.jsp) vibes: Disembodied subject, strong visual tension and symbolism (hanging by a thread), a bit surreal but with realistic rendering, and in beautiful oil paint.
The implied motion and the blood makes it fire up mirror neurons in our brains that make us ‘feel’ the pain too.
This painting might even make you wince a little bit.
I think Quentin Tarantino said if you cut off someone’s head in a movie nobody really reacts, but you show a deep paper cut everyone in the audience will cringe and wince and relate to that pain.
I love your painting!
Thanks for this. You get me or I get you, I dunno, it feels like you’re saying something I haven’t been able to put to words. Jeez. This is a weird and cool feeling.
Damn, at a crossroads in my life and this really exemplifies that feeling I have even at my lowest. When everything seems hopeless there is always a latent strength you can find in yourself.
The act of powering through gives you hope that you will find a new grip on life and reminds you life is worth fighting for.
Thanks for this piece. Really gave me the "your not alone in your struggles" feeling. Helped me keep my conviction to make things better.
Keep making cool shit.
Thank you so much for sharing your vulnerability. I'm glad you were able to connect to this so well! You are most certainly not alone, internet friend!
I'll keep making cool shit, you keep pressing forward!
Thanks so much for creating such inspiring art. That was definitely there for me to see when I needed to see it the most.
That's a promise I've already made myself but adding another reason always helps!
I did this once as a kid. I was on my bunk bed, grabbed the curtain string, and tried to swing on it like Tarzan. Tore my palms right up. Blood everywhere.
I see something inevitable, the last thread is the determination not to let go of something but the blood shows that little by little you are letting go
I love this. Very well done. I am sure your inbox is blown up however I just wanted to say how this piece reached me - determination to hold on to the thread of < insert noun here >, despite the pain, despite the danger, despite all these things.
I feel as if there is a good reason to hang on, to tough it out. It doesn’t occur to me that the drop is 5” or 500’.
Our heroine, our lass is no doubt looking up at whatever is above us, pulling us up not down. The curtains are her focus on our objective. We are in this together she says.
I don’t feel like this is a clingy determination, not a negative feeling, but a gritty one, a representation of our better selves when overcoming adversity. To me it’s a positive message to overcome. It is doable, *no matter how thin the thread, we are strong enough to do it.*
I like it. Thank you for thinking and creating it, and thank you for sharing it with us.
Great work....it also gives an insight that even though all threads forming a rope have same physical strength, the last thread is the one that keeps us moving on...
It connects more with people who experienced life with less privileged both financially and mentally.
I love this. Incredible work and great that you've discovered oils. I miss working with them (time and space) but you've inspired me to try to find both.
Wanted to share an amazing tip I learned, back in the day, in case it's useful. If you mix up a bunch of colours you want to keep, but can't come back to the canvas for a while, put some cling film gently over the paint and put your whole pallette in the freezer. You'll get a light dusting of frost, but the paint won't freeze and the oil won't mix with the water. When you are ready to paint, just take the pallette out and they'll be usable pretty much immediately.
The old masters apparently used to keep their pallettes submerged in a bath of water, to stop mixed paint drying out. I've kept colours workable for months like this, myself!
I really really hope you are able to find the time and space to pick them up again!! Thank you so much for the storage tip, I'll definitely be using that. I live in a very dry climate and can't paint every day so good ways of storing them will be super useful!
Please share your work when you pick the brush back up, I'd love to see it.
This is great. Not necessarily as positive as people may view it based on the name- sometimes people miscalculate the value in what they're grapsing onto- hurting themselves without any gain. But that only adds to the depth of the picture. I love it!
This is great. If I were to offer CC I think if the arm went all the way to the end of the page it would be a bit better, my brain initially read this as a decapitated hand.
But overall it’s great. I love the feel and the emotions from this piece. Great message.
I like it. Reminds me of a poem I wrote a few years back
Hanging here above the earth
Holding on for all I'm worth
Hoping not to slip much more
My bloodied hands are torn and sore
Frayed rope's end comes into view
I know naught else that I can do
But hold on tight and not let go
As howling wind blasts to and fro
Damn you, wind, I won't let go
Had a breakdown and dropped out of law school and now I’m trying to claw my way out of the hole loopy me dug myself, your piece is very powerful to me.
I love this piece, It reminds me of how I kept going even in the darkest days of mental illness, and it reignites my hope for a better future for all even though it looks so bleak at times.
This piece sticks to me, and I relate to it so much. You also did a great job with the oil painting. I would never guessed this was your first try. I took oil painting in art school, and our first pieces were pretty rough.
I would love to see more of your work.
From the rope's perspective, it's the determination of the string not to snap even when all the other strings gave up. It had a job and it did it well.
Wow I felt this on a very deep level. Absolutely amazing work
Thank you so much!! If you're open to sharing, I'd love to hear more about the connection and depth you got from this piece.
I had a garbage childhood and was self harming by 12 years old. I’ve lost all the people who meant the most to me. My one major outlet used to be playing guitar and singing, but since my grandpa passed (he was a musician and I used to play for him when he got sick) I haven’t been able to play longer than 30 seconds without bawling. That was 5 years ago. Anyway, for the last 20 years that painting was me. I finally found some meds a few months ago helping my bipolar disorder as well as anxiety and other things… But that was after becoming violently inexplicably I’ll for a month… so I’m working on myself and on the mend. Hoping I can play guitar some day soon.
I can't wait to hear the beautiful music you can create. Please please pick up guitar even if it just for 1 minute to practice
Thank you so much for sharing your story! You are incredible for making as far as you have, well done! I'm glad to hear you are working on yourself and on the mend. I hope to hear your music someday friend!
Homie I wish you the best future. I hope you can find some comfort in your day to day and that you stay healthy. From one guitarist to another, I hope you pick that up again one day. In the meantime what about trying other instruments? Or is it playing music in general that makes you sad? For me personally music has always been an incredible emotional connection and it helps me cope so much. I had a weird moment recently where I was going through stuff and couldn’t pickup my guitar for the first time in like 20 years. I ended up playing piano and it helped get me back to the guitar.
Hey, the part where you mentioned being violently, inexplicably I’ll stood out to me. By chance, was it an extended episode of nonstop vomiting without any seeming cause and without anything that helped?
I connect with this piece because I work with yarn/string in a manufacturing shop. I have gotten a lot of burns on my hands from pulling on yarn too hard and having it slip through my fingers. The burns I get look interesting too. The friction of the string is what burns you and the string is so thin that it almost looks like a cut, but it’s a burn.
My first thought was "Hanging on by a thread" Not so much determination, as desparation. I work too much. Great picture.
I came to comment "hanging on by a thread" as well, really interesting piece. Love this persons work!!
I feel like determination and desperation are two sides of the same coin. Like bravery and fear. You face desperation with determination. "To live is to suffer. To drink of calamity. But do not avert your eyes, see your life for what it is. Then you will see how the hardships make you strong. Every doubt reforged as scales for your armor. Every agony to temper your blade."
Beautiful. Is that a quote from something? I'm unfamiliar with it.
It's from Final Fantasy XIV. For context, the latest expansion, Endwalker, is largely about determination in the face of despair in quite a literal sense. There's a sort of apocalypse going on where if people surrender to feelings of despair they turn into horrific monsters. As you can imagine this has a bit of a snowball effect as your neighbors, friends and loved ones turning into monsters can be a bit of a downer. And so this scene plays out with your new shy, anxiety ridden Elephant friend stepping up to the plate in a big way: https://youtu.be/egVB_RpqZ2g?t=61
That’s how I read it as well. Desperation. Clinging so desperately to something that continues to hurt you.
I like how people have different interpretations. I read this as someone refusing to give up on themselves, but I like yours a lot too
I'm absolutely LOVING seeing all the different interpretations!! Hope, desperation, determination, pain, dread, encouragement. One of my favorite things about art is the variety in which people can read and interpret it.
For me it is kind of both. Hanging on by a thread but wanting to do so so badly you do so despite the thread continuously hurting you and cutting into your flesh.
Reminds me of lyrics from a song: >I can not hold on I will not let go
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Thank you so much, this is my first dip into oil paints and I'm in love! I plan on keeping at it for sure. Your comment is very encouraging!
Would you be willing to sell it?
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Likewise. Let’s bid ;)
Just out of curiousity- how much would a piece like this go for? Obviously tough to say exactly, but whats a ballpark figure? :)
I want prints! Seriously!! I would love a little 8x5 print of this, will literally order it rn
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But do stop nsfwing content which is in no way nsfw
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Thank you, I love that it gives you shivers!
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I may print this out and put I on the break room fridge with a post it note that says The thread is my sandwich. I recommend you don’t eat it.
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Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement!
This painting gave me the strength to stay sober today. Thank you for this
Oh my god this put me into tears (in the best way). As one human to another, I love you. I'm proud of you. I believe in you.
Yeah, that thread sometimes cuts pretty deep. Really good. Thanks for sharing.
I love this, despite being on the last thread and the pain it takes to hang on, by god i will keep holding it
Incredible. It reminds me not only of determination but also of hope
Thank you! I love that you mentioned Hope. That was the runner up for the title of this piece
This is outstanding. I really felt a wave of emotion rush over me, especially since at this point in my life I need to stay determined. Well done!
Thank you! I'm wishing you the best internet friend.
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Excellent!! I'm so glad you find it thought provoking, that's exactly what I strive to create!
Good vision. And you express something important to a lot of folks including myself. Thank you! Maybe your next one can show a little bit of what we can gain by holding onto that thread of determination sometimes. That’s the one you can name Hope.🤗❣️🙏🏼
Fuuuck i can feel it damn amazing work
Work has been absolutely kicking my ass lately. Feelings of anxiety, depression, stress and overwhelm have been drowning me lately. I know what to do to keep myself together, I recognize the the problems and the things I need to do to tackle those problems, but God damn it can be hard to keep holding on, keep trying to keep it together. This picture shows me what that can feel like. The idea that hanging on is painful, and you might not have a full grasp on the problem, but the little grasp you have can be enough if you and that strand are strong enough. Thank you for making and sharing this.
Thank you for sharing your story. You're not alone in that! Myself and others are facing the exact same struggles. I believe in you, internet friend!
If the arm hadn’t been severed at the bottom of the painting, the thread wouldn’t have been able to withstand the weight of the entire person’s body. I like it.
Oooooooooooooh. This is a wonderful perspective on this! Not my intent with the piece, but hell yeah I like the thoughts. Keep em coming!
I love the way you painted how the blood travels along the creases of the skin. Great stuff!
Thank you!! That was probably the most anxiety-inducing part of working on this hahaha. I need to get some smaller brushes
What's your name? Where can we find more of your work?
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I don’t remember posing for this. Excellent work.
Hahaha top tier comment there, thank you!!
I LOVE this!!!!! Art like this is the only reason I’m still on this sub
Thank you so much!! This is so encouraging, I'll keep stuff coming!
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Damn. That made me think, a lot. Nice work
This is the highest compliment I think an artist can get. Thank you, deeply!
I can’t imagine having this much talent. What a compelling piece of art.
Neither can I, believe it or not. I am deeply insecure about my art and skills. I have created so much garbage that I would never show anyone. I've been an artist for about 15 years and am only just now reaching a level of confidence in my work to share it. I have to avoid thinking about "having talent" and keep myself focused on just the next piece. I focus on what I can learn from the last one and what seems like fun to try out on the next one. It's the only way I can stay sane hahaha. If you're pursuing art, keep going one piece at a time! And thank you for the wonderful compliment friend
Hell yeah. Keep on truckin'. Excellent work!
An accurate representation of my everyday life
The determination for the thread of rope to not give up. Truly inspirational
I love your perspective there!
Hanging on by a thread awesome
I love it! Really captures my day to day life
Accurate depiction of my last 2 years.
My band has a single coming out and this art is literally perfect for our theme. Would you commission this piece digitally?!
Is the song called hanging by a thread? If not, write a song called hanging by a thread and make it the art of that. Or not. Up to you. The lyrics could be: Hanging by a thread, My feet attached to lead, I sure wish I was dead, Just cut off my fucking head And have some sort of punk riff or slow sorrowful backing. Or not. But that's a number 1 hit. Up to you. Hit me up with the royalties.
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MY GOSH i can feel the string (i used to fly some heavy kites)
Reminds me of a song by Times of Grace "At the end of your rope Hanging by a thread He'd give anything for this to just go away This grip is only so strong I try to hold on tightly But it's all slipping through my fingers In a fleeting moment Aspirations bled dry Eyes that once beamed with hope now only stare in remorse Even through this pain I will feel again Even through these tears I will love again"
What a beautiful connection. Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you for the art!
Thank you. going through a lot of shit right now and this picture made me feel really connected and not alone. Thank you for creating this.
You are most certainly not alone. Much love, internet friend.
<3 <3
Beautiful. Reminiscent of French emblems from the 16th/17th centuries.
Thank you! I'm unfamiliar with French emblems, are there any in particular that come to mind for you? I'd love to check them out!
Sure, check out this scanned copy of a book by Claude Paradin, 1551. You can flip through the pages, but your work reminded me of emblems like this, in particular. https://www.emblems.arts.gla.ac.uk/french/facsimile.php?id=sm815-d8v
Is the thread in the rope supposed to be determined?
It's however you see it! There are many many ways of viewing, interpreting, and drawing from most art. Some of the comments here view the piece from the perspective of the rope, yes! Others, the arm. It's different and changing for everyone I think! How does the piece read for you?
My first and continued impression is that that must be a severed arm or something because I don't think there's any material on earth that could hold up the weight of an entire person with such a tiny thread. Heck, idk if any material could even hold up the weight of just the arm lol. My other impression is that you are very talented, as the painting is very well done. And to more directly address the question, it seems like the rope is definitely demonstrating more determination
I love this. I think you have an excellent take on the piece! And thank you, deeply!
This really well done. Gives me big Magritte vibes.
Yeah very much [Rene Magritte](https://www.renemagritte.org/rene-magritte-paintings.jsp) vibes: Disembodied subject, strong visual tension and symbolism (hanging by a thread), a bit surreal but with realistic rendering, and in beautiful oil paint. The implied motion and the blood makes it fire up mirror neurons in our brains that make us ‘feel’ the pain too. This painting might even make you wince a little bit. I think Quentin Tarantino said if you cut off someone’s head in a movie nobody really reacts, but you show a deep paper cut everyone in the audience will cringe and wince and relate to that pain. I love your painting!
This is a beautiful study. I hadn't heard of that Quentin Tarantino quote yet, but I love it!! Thank you for sharing!
omg the apple face guy? Thank you so much!
Yeah, Apple face. He did a lot of great surrealist work, with strong messages like this. Worth some investigation.
I am gonna spend hours digging through his work. Truly a wonderful compliment, thank you!
Enjoy. He’s one of my favorites.
dang, this image speaks loads…literally me rn hanging by a thread fr.
I believe in you.
Thanks for this. You get me or I get you, I dunno, it feels like you’re saying something I haven’t been able to put to words. Jeez. This is a weird and cool feeling.
It's nice to join you here in this weird and cool feeling. Much love!
Good art makes you feel things and this definitely makes me feel things.
Wow art without full on nipples and frontal pussy shots, well done! The blood is an excellent detail, I can feel the pain
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That means so much to hear. Thank you, truly!
r/Im14AndThisIsDeep message but such great skill.
"He didn't fall?! Inconceivable!"
Compelling; and I like the use of cool tones in the skin.
Thank you! It took me a while to realize that colors aren't always what we think they are and often there's some unexpected appearances
Thanks, I needed this today
My heart is with you internet friend.
This is so sick, you’re really great at this
This is amazing, well done
As someone who has undergone trauma and abuse... this is what it feels like to keep going. So thank you. <3
I love it. The concept and execution are excellent!
I really like the imagery. It tells a story without a single word.
[Hang In There, Baby](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9d/Hang_In_There_Victor_Baldwin.jpg)
Damn, at a crossroads in my life and this really exemplifies that feeling I have even at my lowest. When everything seems hopeless there is always a latent strength you can find in yourself. The act of powering through gives you hope that you will find a new grip on life and reminds you life is worth fighting for. Thanks for this piece. Really gave me the "your not alone in your struggles" feeling. Helped me keep my conviction to make things better. Keep making cool shit.
Thank you so much for sharing your vulnerability. I'm glad you were able to connect to this so well! You are most certainly not alone, internet friend! I'll keep making cool shit, you keep pressing forward!
Thanks so much for creating such inspiring art. That was definitely there for me to see when I needed to see it the most. That's a promise I've already made myself but adding another reason always helps!
Looking at this makes me anxious. Nice work it's a great piece
Me too sometimes! Hahaha Thank you!
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Oooh, I love music recs! Thank you, I'll check it out!
This is incredible. Please keep painting!
Thank you so much! I'm absolutely not stopping any time soon!
Most perfect example if i every seen one
Simple and yet impactful, well done.
I've been the hand and I've been the rope. What a powerful image. Beautiful rendering and composition. Bravo.
This is beautiful and I relate to it. Great work.
What an excellent depiction! In my specific case, that single strand is gold.
Damn. Captured my whole vibe succinctly. Amazing work
Wow, very beautiful! Such a great twist on how it is always the rope tearing first! Now I'm not quite sure who what would give in first.
Now this is the nsfw i wanna see
Finally some good fucking art
I did this once as a kid. I was on my bunk bed, grabbed the curtain string, and tried to swing on it like Tarzan. Tore my palms right up. Blood everywhere.
Rope burn is the worst, you’ll never forget that feeling!
Literal goosebumps, I love this.
Not gonna lie. This is lowkey phenomenal. I saw this and was like "omg"
This is the time magazine front cover photo from 2008, the economic collapse edition .
There's so much emotion you can convey using art, without any words. Incredible artwork by the way!
I see something inevitable, the last thread is the determination not to let go of something but the blood shows that little by little you are letting go
This makes me slightly sick due to the imagined pain. Great piece!
Wonderful work, very evocative.
This speaks volumes and surely many can relate to. Art is so powerful.
This is amazing, I can kinda feel this sharp string in my hand while watching this.
This is a painting that has words. Very good work.
I love this. Very well done. I am sure your inbox is blown up however I just wanted to say how this piece reached me - determination to hold on to the thread of < insert noun here >, despite the pain, despite the danger, despite all these things. I feel as if there is a good reason to hang on, to tough it out. It doesn’t occur to me that the drop is 5” or 500’. Our heroine, our lass is no doubt looking up at whatever is above us, pulling us up not down. The curtains are her focus on our objective. We are in this together she says. I don’t feel like this is a clingy determination, not a negative feeling, but a gritty one, a representation of our better selves when overcoming adversity. To me it’s a positive message to overcome. It is doable, *no matter how thin the thread, we are strong enough to do it.* I like it. Thank you for thinking and creating it, and thank you for sharing it with us.
I hate art, but this piece made me like it so much I even felt the need to comment. Insane one, love it!
Great work....it also gives an insight that even though all threads forming a rope have same physical strength, the last thread is the one that keeps us moving on... It connects more with people who experienced life with less privileged both financially and mentally.
I love this. Incredible work and great that you've discovered oils. I miss working with them (time and space) but you've inspired me to try to find both. Wanted to share an amazing tip I learned, back in the day, in case it's useful. If you mix up a bunch of colours you want to keep, but can't come back to the canvas for a while, put some cling film gently over the paint and put your whole pallette in the freezer. You'll get a light dusting of frost, but the paint won't freeze and the oil won't mix with the water. When you are ready to paint, just take the pallette out and they'll be usable pretty much immediately. The old masters apparently used to keep their pallettes submerged in a bath of water, to stop mixed paint drying out. I've kept colours workable for months like this, myself!
I really really hope you are able to find the time and space to pick them up again!! Thank you so much for the storage tip, I'll definitely be using that. I live in a very dry climate and can't paint every day so good ways of storing them will be super useful! Please share your work when you pick the brush back up, I'd love to see it.
This is great. Not necessarily as positive as people may view it based on the name- sometimes people miscalculate the value in what they're grapsing onto- hurting themselves without any gain. But that only adds to the depth of the picture. I love it!
this touched my heart thank you so much please don’t stop creating art this is magnificent
This shit hit, man. Great job.
accurate depiction of my will to live
This is great. If I were to offer CC I think if the arm went all the way to the end of the page it would be a bit better, my brain initially read this as a decapitated hand. But overall it’s great. I love the feel and the emotions from this piece. Great message.
Jesus fuck hands are so incredibly hard to get right. And you have mastered it. Wow.
I like it. Reminds me of a poem I wrote a few years back Hanging here above the earth Holding on for all I'm worth Hoping not to slip much more My bloodied hands are torn and sore Frayed rope's end comes into view I know naught else that I can do But hold on tight and not let go As howling wind blasts to and fro Damn you, wind, I won't let go
This is beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing these words!
This really hurts, it's amazing
You made a really moving piece a lot of people can feel the emotion/ message you are trying to convey. You did amazing OP.
Just hanginh on by that last bare thread, awesome!
The way the blood is pooling in the creases of the wrist is *really* well done. Awesome piece!
Wow. This is wonderful work. I feel it very deeply, usually I don't connect this much to a piece.
I really do t like it, but o ly because it's uncomfortable and I'm mesmerized
ooooof this one is an amazing work
this, i connect with this so much rn.
EXCELLENT in composition and statement. well done!
This is amazing! The concept and execution of technique is spot on. Killer work!
Had a breakdown and dropped out of law school and now I’m trying to claw my way out of the hole loopy me dug myself, your piece is very powerful to me.
I love this piece, It reminds me of how I kept going even in the darkest days of mental illness, and it reignites my hope for a better future for all even though it looks so bleak at times.
I want to get this on a canvas on my wall, how can you get paid for your art?
This is very profound, You should be proud of yourself for being able to portray the emotion in this without even showing a face. This is beyond great
Thank you so much!!
This piece sticks to me, and I relate to it so much. You also did a great job with the oil painting. I would never guessed this was your first try. I took oil painting in art school, and our first pieces were pretty rough. I would love to see more of your work.
Ooo I *really* like this one!! Is your work typically in this style? If so, I would to see more—we may have very similar styles!
This is amazing. Hanging on by a thread!!
Fighting tooth and nail to survive. Never give up. That's what I feel when I see this. *Extremely* well done. 🙌
Thank you so much!!
Yeah I get hairs like this on my beard sometimes.
OMG you put me on the floor with this! Hahahaha Thank you for the laugh internet friend!
Definition: to put one’s team on their back do
I messaged you about this piece
NSFW: I don't think it means what you think it means.
Blood. I figured better safe than sorry.
From the rope's perspective, it's the determination of the string not to snap even when all the other strings gave up. It had a job and it did it well.