Untitled

I decided to stray from the path on this one, and rather than use a living leg as a model, I felt it would be more fitting to the overall scheme to take a picture with a handle as the leg. This picture applies somewhat to campus currently, but it exemplifies more pre, and soon post, covid. Much of the social scene at school is centered around drinking, and if you don't drink/party, you most likely will find trouble meeting a lot of people. When I was underage, we would walk to parties, and since I have been of age, we walk back and forth to the bars, as we decide to be safe and never drunk drive. In years past, I would bring my own alcohol, both to drink, but also to fit in, and my backpack was sometimes nicknamed a walking bar. The picture shows how much of our social life at St. Bonaventure is based around drinking, and the ways we go about it.

I wasn't sure originally what to do for the painting, I sat around for a while thinking about what to do. Eventually I realized that I should paint something that is relevant to myself right now. One of the most obvious parts of the painting is the collection of mountains in the foreground, as water slowly is trying to creep up and consume them. The mountain tops represent dreams, and the water represents both society and reality pressuring me into doing something I may not necessarily want to get into. The second major part is the giant compass in the sky, with red lining the western line. It represents my desire to move west, and it goes hand in hand with my dreams. The rising waters will never fully cover up the mountain tops in the painting, and my dreams can and will become a reality, and I feel as though this painting symbolizes what is going on at the moment in my life.

Moving west

Virtual reality cubism

Repost of last week's art

Location: Allegany River

On the trail, near the river