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"Depression's Mirror"

Acrylic and Oil on 20" x 24" canvas

Updated image 12/31/2006

UPDATE: A 6' tall image of this painting will be hanging in a permanent display at the MOSI Museum. It will be hanging next to a Van Gogh Self Portrait and Munich's "Scream" in an exhibit for mental disorders.

I am honored they asked me permission to display this work.
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~AndrewZheng Feb 22, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
Warm colours aren't exactly depressing but your skills and ideas have turned it so in this artwork. Good job there!

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Nothing betrays the truth of who you are equivalent to the desperation of forsaking your morality in free will out of cowardice.
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~iMorsecode Apr 9, 2010
This is has always been my favorite on all of deviant art. I just joined and wanted to tell you this. Thanks for the upload. You must truly know this emotion as I do.
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~blast3r Apr 13, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
When I painted this I was in a pretty bad bout with depression but it only lasted about 2 weeks. Once I had finished the painting my depression was gone. I feel that I transferred it to the canvas.

A 6' image of this was just hung on permanent display at the MOSI museum in Florida. It is hanging next to a Van Gogh self-portrait and Muhich's Scream. The curator is going to send me some photos of the display in the next couple of days. I will post them here.

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Dana Lane Taylor
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~iMorsecode Apr 14, 2010
That is great. I am nowhere near as talented as you are in art but I am going to start painting again for therapy. Congratulations on your permanent display! Have a good one.
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~blast3r Feb 24, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I know this is old but sweetheart, I don't have talent in painting. Seriously, I don't. I don't know how to explain it. I never was taught to paint. I just did it. And I have to express my feelings with what I had to work with just to make it through the day. Now that I figured out what was wrong with me I haven't felt the 'need' to paint. I may get back into it again to see what comes out. My apartment is too small right now for that.

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Dana Lane Taylor
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*Nosferatus-Lair Apr 10, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
this is how i feel inside
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~EthicallyChallenged Jan 2, 2009  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Nice one man, love the texture, especially in the upper left corner.

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Don't say I'm evil, it ain't PC!
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~Joker08 Feb 18, 2008
This is crazy. It truly invokes alot of emotion.
Keep it up!
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Mood: Love ~AterusandoraChan Aug 10, 2007
I really like it. For some reason it makes me really see depression. Usually depression is in the color blue. But depression is really a form of anger centered at yourself. And red tends to be anger. Great work!

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meh.
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~blast3r Aug 14, 2007  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks for stopping by!

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Dana Lane Taylor
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