In Her Garden She Cries 3 Painting

This "crying garden" composition began from a trip to West Virginia. The day was intermittently cloudy and sunny, with steely gray skies and illuminated trees. I initially planned to depict the simple color composition of the landscape that inspired me, but as the painting went on, I began to feel myself expressing sad feelings. I am beginning to understand my Garden series as an expression of my dichotomous world view. There is much to be sad about among the beauty that also exists.