{"id":2950,"date":"2013-12-30T11:43:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T19:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aarron.com\/flow\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2013-12-30T11:43:39","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T19:43:39","slug":"fighting-the-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aarron.com\/flow\/2013\/12\/fighting-the-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting The Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Title = Fighting The Thoughts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aarron.com\/flow\/2013\/12\/fighting-the-thoughts\/fighting-the-thoughts-painting\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aarron.com\/flow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fighting-the-thoughts-painting-187x250.jpg\" alt=\"fighting the thoughts painting\" width=\"187\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarron.com\/flow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fighting-the-thoughts-painting-187x250.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.aarron.com\/flow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fighting-the-thoughts-painting-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.aarron.com\/flow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fighting-the-thoughts-painting-540x720.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.aarron.com\/flow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fighting-the-thoughts-painting.jpg 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I made a post called &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aarron.com\/flow\/2013\/12\/bad-voices\/\" title=\"bad voices poem and art \">Bad Voices<\/a>&#8216; a few days back which featured a black and white image I made from this painting along with a tiny 34 word poem.<br \/>\nWhen posting the image I referenced the painting (the one above) and realized I had better post it too.<br \/>\nSo&#8230; here it is, and yes it is about fighting the thoughts in one&#8217;s own head.<\/p>\n<p>The actual painting measures 18&#8243; wide x 24&#8243; high and is on stretched canvas.<br \/>\nI had painted the base coat and done a basic sketch of the figure a couple months back and then set it to dry before actually tackling the figure.<br \/>\nThe painting then just sat like that without being touched until I had the proper mindset to hit my canvas with a brush again.<br \/>\nI wanted to do an expressive piece that had beauty and light in it while still showing the darkness, loneliness, frustration, etc&#8230; that needed to be portrayed to have it truly represent the state that can be found inside the mind when one has bad thoughts and can&#8217;t shut them up.<br \/>\nI waited until I had that right mindset and then painted quickly, allowing the paintbrush to tell the feelings in the figure on their own. <\/p>\n<p>You can get prints of this painting <a href=\"http:\/\/aarron-laidig.artistwebsites.com\/featured\/fighting-the-thoughts-aarron-laidig.html\" title=\"fighting the thoughts art prints\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title = Fighting The Thoughts I made a post called &#8216;Bad Voices&#8216; a few days back which featured a black and white image I made from this painting along with a tiny 34 word poem. 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