Or Swim

This painting is all imaginary (or suggestion from mark making as I like to put it) I often have this water imagery show up...i take it as struggling with emotion. What's interesting to me about this one is she has her head above the water and appears rather calm & focused. I think a part of this painting for me is fear of how I handle emotion in front of my son (and that's kinda where I got he title...sinking is just not an option anymore.), and another part is ongoing fears I had about motherhood consuming my time and identity. I'm feeling less worried about that now.