Artwork of the Day: Where to Begin

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Today's piece is about those times when we have so much to do but are so overwhelmed, it's hard to know where to start. Many people in the current economy are losing jobs and having to start life all over again, looking into new careers and lifestyles. Life can seem so overwhelming, that some are resorting to death and depression. It's a time that requires mental maneuvering.

It's all how a situation is looked at. The scorpion at the top of the image can be a horrible enemy willing to sting or a symbol of cunning, veracity. There is a person emerging from the bone yard in the foreground analyzing the way ahead.

Where to Begin is about the willingness to keep fighting the good fight regardless of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. It acknowledges the power of looking at life with the perspective of one's choice.

The piece was composed on Windsor and Newton watercolor paper and painted with dark tones of blues and reds. It is enclosed in a re-used frame decorated with grape vines and sized 8" x 10"
Materials: found images of a bone yard, and southwest landscape, Lotteria card image of a scorpion, archival glue, and yellow glitter.