The Three Sisters

I've been struggling for while now with my health again since the doctor changed my medication regimen about a month ago.  I don't seem to be responding well to this new combination of herbals, so pain and various other symptoms have gotten the best of me lately.  It seems my only escape is art, and even then I can only do bits at a time because one of my symptoms is my hands freeze into claws...it is terrible.  The joints get stiff and painful in my hands and I can't type, edit, digitally paint, or anything that requires fine motor hand control.  Frustrating.

This piece took me a few days to work on for that reason.  It is comprised of 4 images that I digitally painted and then layered together with textures, and adjustment layers.  I loved the tension between the expression in the girls' faces and the whimsical birds and hot air balloon.  In a way, it represents my inside and outside selves...my inside self stoic and serious while trying to hide the pain but my outside self is all smiles and whimsy, not wanting to show how I truly feel.  It is this tension that I love about this piece.

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