Art Explosion Contest Week 63: Death

Whenever someone talks about death, I often feel bad about it because in the past I have experienced the pangs of death. I think I shared about it a couple of times over my previous blogs that is why at this moment, I really do not want to talk about the death of a loved one, any person in particular, or a group of person who suffered from it.

Talking death in a different manner
As you are going to watch the video, I have interpreted death in a different manner. I want to give emphasis on the death of our surroundings. I have painted dandelions first because although small, they were able to contribute to us. Other flowers were able to contribute to us as well. After that I covered the flowers with something else. I painted trees which are really essential to everyone of us. By painting trees and the other essential surroundings, I hope I would be able to deliver messages on how important it is.

If you are going to watch the video carefully, I painted my new brought pencil case with acrylic. I used brown first for its background. I really used it to represent that life on earth is dull without the existence of our green environment. And then I started painting dandelions and grasses with different available acrylic colors. After seeing it dry, I replaced the dandelions with trees and then made the background blue to have harmony with the colors.

I do hope that through this artwork and future artworks, I would be able to share to a larger audience the importance of our environment before it becomes to late for us to make important actions.

Before I forget, I used filmora to create this video. Instead of having a long video to watch, I decided to use the time lapse mode of my new Oppo F11 Pro phone.

<sup>@gailbelga or Johanna Gail is a free-spirited freelance artist. She took up Bachelor of Arts in International Studies in one of the Ateneo universities in the Philippines. She also took up Certificate of Teaching for her love of developing her teaching skills. She is currently a candidate for Masters in Public Administrations.

She volunteers in various non-profit/nongovernmental organization which aims for human rights through political education. She draws and writes about the country to provide awareness and promote the Philippines to foreign tourists.
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