Oil on canvas, 5 by 4 feet

I completed this in June of 2009. It took about 7 months. Now that it's finished, I'm not sure what to think of it. While working on it, I was in love with it. But towards the end I grew to lothe it's presence. In short, it's not the direction I want to go: it conveys a message I don't care to say being spoken in a voice not quite my own. This is not to say that I don't feel it's good; it's a solid painting. But it doesn't feel right.

On that same note, creating this has given me insight as to the direction I DO want to go. So for that I'm grateful to it. My current painting feels more in tune with who I am and how I see things.