Watercolour, pencil, soft pastel & pen on paper.
25.5 cmW x 37.5cmH (Frame 38.7 cmW x 50.7 cmH)
This piece took a lot of work. I restarted three times because I just couldn’t get the dynamic between the woman and the scorpion right. I was at a point where I was greatly doubting my ability to paint anything with depth and as a result I repeatedly missed the mark. It was the perfect work to have had a creative block with because I had to look closely at what I believed I was capable of and what thoughts I was creating in myself which prevented me from taking the next step.
Like in ‘Trust’, I wanted this piece to toy with the idea of a moment where the scorpion could sting or could not. Her curiosity has outweighed her sense of self protection and the scorpion waits to decide if it should strike or not.
Although I am not a believer in horoscopes, I have always resonated with the idea that ‘when faced with danger a Scorpio will either sting its opponent or sting itself’. I have repeatedly stung myself. I have always blamed myself and my short comings when even the smallest of things go wrong. In these situations I always feel that it could only have been my fault because I should know better and should have done something differently. Even in situations where others would point out that I had been wrongly treated, I still blame myself.
In this piece, I am both the girl and the scorpion. I bring these thoughts, ideas and feelings that do nothing but hurt and torment me closer and closer. These thoughts, ideas and feelings of my own creation know their purpose and wait to strike. When you look within, there is a fine line between personal growth and personal destruction.
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Accept/Resist 11th-28th October
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