Dream

I love this painting, because it's a perfect depiction of a dream I had almost a month ago. What a great example of what can happen if your let your thoughts influence you in an unhealthy way.

I came to the conclusion that this is what can happen to a person when they are in a completely new world where the issues are obviously unique to their own. I was having a difficult time processing everything because I wanted to understand everything now, and like with anything else, what I am experiencing here, the news, my education, new relationships etc., all have past histories that I am just beginning to familiarize myself with.

I began paint this dream of everything that was overwhelming me and taking over my mind, but then realized that I didn't really feel like painting something so ugly....

garbage,
cheaters,
noise,
graffiti,
corrupt government,
poverty,
calaveras,
I have no voice
Catholicism,
smog,
combis,
dried up rivers,
amarillismo,
a society of mistrust,
schizophrenia,
solitude,
evil spirits,
machismo,
ojeras under my eyes,
14 year old mothers,
stress,
patron saints everywhere!
dogs barking,
chismes,
Mexico's mountains made out of comida chatarra,
obesity,
polluted water,
malnourishment

After this horrible dream I realized that I can do nothing about what I was experiencing except to not let it get to me and to make sure to also take the time to observe all the wonderful things that happen every day, to be patient with myself because I'm not going to learn and understand everything right now and to make my time here enjoyable and as stress-free as possible!

I'm glad that's all over and since then, I've made a much more peaceful creation out of a shoebox, feathers and a little statue. I'd have have say much better than a painting of my horrible nightmare!