cleaning out the closet

here's a bunch of paintings from a couple of years ago, back when i was still trying to find a style i was comfortable with

eight days to go

these are a few pieces i've created while waiting for my new oil paintings to dry, the one above is my first attempt at using gouache, the one below it is an illustration in ink, and the last is watercolor

bright, happy colors look fake

that's what i told my wife after she said that my paintings are too dark, painting is a way of expelling angst and tension and inner demons, some may think i only create planes of sadness and depression but i believe they are explosions of color and vitality