"Unreasonable Subconscious Expectations, Conceptualized"

Semi Abstract Exception

The title of this painting is the best, absolutely love it. I started this piece back in 2015 maybe, and it sat unfinished until 2023. I had sent it to the framer to be stretched and then it went into painting hibernation for 8 years.

The subject matter just never appealed to me back then. I could not figure out where to take this piece, so I just let it go into storage. I figured it would come to me eventually. I did like where it had started but at the time, I was becoming bored with the backgrounds and content I was producing.

This is one of many paintings started in my home studio. Once I explore a style for a while, I generally get bored with it after 4 or 5 good paintings. I then take whatever I am doing to another level, push myself to get out of my comfort zone again and trust my ability as an artist. This is a perfect example of just that. I sat and wrestled with this painting again in 2023, I could not figure out where to take it, what to paint, how to paint it or just what it needed to get “pushed” to the level of design I wanted.

It is a non-objective semi abstract example of consequentialism for sure. One day a few months into the year 2023 it just came to me, the shattering background I saw, the grease pencils created a killer effect and the dimensions that I was able to create finished it for me. The title “Unreasonable Subconscious Expectations, Conceptualized” fits the subject matter perfectly.

I have learned to have few expectations, period. They are just resentments waiting in the que if I am not careful. I prefer to live on a higher level of acceptance these days and just trust in the happiness that is within me and my ability to rock a low-key flex 24/7. This painting turned out to be one of my favorites, love the colors, the content, the title, and the perspective.