Original painting

acrylic on canvas

11” x 14”

My goal was to bring light to a habit I do that is a manifestation of my anxiety. Over the last few years, I’ve been working on healing past trauma. I’ve realized that picking at my hands is something I do without even thinking about it. Sometimes I’ve noticed it is when I feel emotionally heightened, other times when I’m bored or distracted. Other times I’ve noticed it in others around me. I wanted to illustrate my hands in a beautiful way using aggressive repetitive brushwork. It’s my goal for my viewer to feel the movement of the piece while pushing them to feel the overwhelmed emotion that I feel while I do this habit. The repetitive brush work are meditative marks that promote reflection and healing. This piece is a part of a series that explores hands in this way.