Portals Beyond The Mind Framed Poster

"Portals Beyond The Mind" By Quinn Elise

When I was in the process of making this painting, I was going through a lot so my work reflected that. This piece took about a month and a half to fully finish because it was a free-choice assignment in my AP art class. Everything in this painting describes something about me and how I feel majority of the time. This painting is kinda like my self reflection in a way which is why there's a little mirror with a star on the top of it. I used warm colors for my portals because it was to signify all the positivity that I try to hold onto in my life, some portals are bigger than others and that's to signify how much I try to hold onto memories. The books signify the fact that I'm very heavy into my academics and schooling even when I don't really want to be. School is something that's on my mind the most. The stars represent my hope to actually accomplish all the great things that I want to do in my life. I have many goals in mind for myself that I can't put behind me no matter what. It doesn't matter if I get sad, or if something happens. I have to keep going because in this world, you can't afford to do nothing, no matter who you are. The eyes represent my feeling of being watched and judged as my journey goes on though. Some are dry, some are angry, some are calm. They all represent how I feel people view me. To some people, they love me and they're proud of me so they cry happy tears, or some people could dislike something I said or did and cry or be angry with me. Some people might not even know me so when they see me, they're just calm. This painting can be interpreted however you want to fit who you are and who you feel that you are. The person in the middle, coming out of a portal or falling through the mind, however, you see it. Is me. The eye covering my face is to show the fact that the world to me is very very warped and changed so that I can make myself feel better about my experiences. I'm wearing a green dress with gold going down it, because honestly. I see green as a symbol of jealousy. Sometimes I'm jealous of people who are visibly better than me, I'm jealous of people who are doing more than what I'm doing, yet the gold represents the fact that I'm trying. Gold is like a shiny yellow, and yellow represents happiness. The green and the gold clashing together is meant to symbolize, "I may be jealous of you and what you have but at least I'm still pushing myself to be happy" you can shorten that to whatever you'd think or like because this is a painting that I want people to relate to. Thanks for watching :3