Embrace the light Painting

What inspired this work was a particular verse of a poem which I found in one of my journals. Unfortunately, I don't remember which poem it was or the author, and I don't remember why I wrote it down. When I found it I spent a few moments pondering deeply about being in that moment, and I will share this now in order to fully reveal the inspiration for this particular artwork: "The night wears on. Black shadows throng apace, The wood is still. The moon grows wan and old" Being in the woods on a moonlit night is a beautiful thing, but when the moon disappears into the clouds the fear of being alone in the dark forest freezes the serenity with fear of uncertainty. At that very moment, I pray for the light. I hope my viewers will feel the same when they start to meditate on this painting. After using the palette knife and flat brushes, I used the dimensional acrylic paint with the nozzle to get the line artwork onto the canvas. In doing so, I created the subject matter for this artwork, which is an abstract depiction of a moonlit forest, and I chose this subject matter for this work in order to portray the scene described in the given verses of the poem. I also used a sponge to get certain textures onto the canvas, and I used Liquitex heavy gesso along with acrylic colors to get the other textures and visual effects of this work. So, I chose acrylic and heavy gesso mediums for this work because I felt they were well-suited for achieving the particular style which I desired in this artwork. Also, I chose this particular style for this work, because I felt that it was the most effective at evoking the feelings and thoughts I wanted the viewers to experience.