Wow, this is really neat. Definitely get the negative feelings from it. Anxiety but not full on “spiky” panic attack. More of a tired “this is too much” sort of feeling I guess.
Can I ask what you used for the groups of parallel but separated lines? That’s a great effect on it.
Thank you! It comes out better than I expected 😄. For the lines, I applied acrylic paint from top to bottom using a notched palette knife. For the group of two figures on the right edge, I used a regular palette knife. For the splashes of color, I partially covered the painting and carefully sprayed it with paint. This made the painting wavy. It probably depends on the paper, but you can easily smooth it out again after drying by lightly dampening the back of the painting with water from a spray bottle and then weighting it down between sheets of newspaper and some books to dry again. Afterward, I traced the shapes with oil pastels. Finally, I applied a coat of varnish to seal it.
