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"Lilac," Kyriak Kostandi, 1902.

Kostandi (1852-1921) was a Ukrainian artist and scholar; he was a member of a group of Realists known as the Itinerants but also experimented with Impressionism, as we see here.

The delicate morning light touches the domes of a Ukrainian village, and outside a wall, by some blooming lilac bushes, a woman sits and weeps. We have no indication what is making her so sad, but it seems appropriate for the current situation in Ukraine. It's a beautiful, yet sad and enigmatic painting.

A somber Flower Friday, to be sure.

From the Odessa Fine Arts Museum.

Feeling like…

...I'm a bad friend... 😢 I've struggled with this before. That I felt like I wasn't a good friend. Like I should do better, be kinder, be more attentive, feel less jealousy, be better at remembering important things for them... 😔 This is not a post where I am hoping to get all the praise and kindness, where people tell me that I am such a good person. Because that would make me feel bad as well. Praise should not be asked (begged?) for... But I just have been feeling like I've been letting people down. And maybe that's why some of my friends feel a little more distant at the moment. But... Maybe it's just me reading the signs wrong! Maybe... 🤔 […]

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"I Dreamt of Brighter Days", 2012

I continue to transition my #art from #deviantart to #Pixelfed. #AIhasDestroyedArtPlatforms such as Deviant Art for me. And unlike most other platforms, I greatly appreciate the freedom of the #Fediverse, including the lack of data collection, or the lack of algorithms dictating what we see, think or feel. #HelloPixelfed. #GoodbyeDeviantArt.

This is more of a #photomanipulation than a #digitalpainting - though there are touch ups. Originally, when I created this, it was meant to represent how I was feeling at the same, particularly during February, one of the most #depressing months. And now I reflect on how much has changed. Though I have experienced #dark days, I have also learned the value and necessity of finding meaning (i.e., finding #alifeworthliving). This can be anything from arts, nature, crafts, activities, hobbies, meditation, relationships and so on. Reflecting back on 2012, I am happy to say that life is much more bright nowadays. However, life would not be so bright without those dark days.

"Suffering should be creative.
Should give birth to something
good and lovely." -Chinua Achebe

#art #digitalart #death #depression #mentalhealth #despair #sadness #emotionalart #medieval #womeninart #womenartists #vultures

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CREDITS:
#Woman - https://www.deviantart.com/faestock
#DeadTree and background - https://www.deviantart.com/the-night-bird/art/Dead-Tree-BG-262525390
#Vulture - https://www.deviantart.com/piratelotus-stock/
#Rats - https://www.deviantart.com/harpyen/art/rats-147716090
#Skull - https://www.deviantart.com/aleuranthropy/art/Skull-Stock-Photo-05-41426441
#Bones - https://www.deviantart.com/mjranum-stock/art/Bones-2-66682764

Apparently Facebook doesn't know what to do when you upload a GIF that is not animated -- just a single image.

Animation wasn't even added until GIF89a! The main Discord channel I haunt also disallows GIFs wholesale -- to avoid animated GIFs any *.GIF file is trashed.

Is this what the human race has come to?

Double hit of #sadness:

Had a casual chat with my landlord to give notice, tell him about the furniture I'm leaving and a few items that will need fixed after I #move 😢

He's always come when I asked for help, even non-landlord stuff #thankful

Then right after that I watched my darling pickup truck drive away to be parked with a sale sign. It has faithfully carried me everywhere for the past 25 years and I love it. I wanted to keep it as a project but I need every little bit of money to move 😭

A lot of what people are calling #FOMO is actually something else.

When you go to bed and within 5 seconds of not falling asleep you grab your phone for some light entertainment, thats not fear of missing out!

Its FOT - fear of thinking.

You fear that thinking will make you feel sad about the world and your part in it.

#mindfulness doesn't teach you to stop thinking. It teaches you to stop fearing your thoughts, to stop judging your emotions and to turn your negative feelings into positive actions.
Empowerment is the only antidot for powerlessness.

Miss out on the distractions and concentrate on solutions.

Princesse Déprime a tout pour elle: la jeunesse, la beauté, la fortune, la santé, l'amour. Mais il lui manque la joie de vivre et l'optimisme. Tout pour elle n'est que tristesse, crainte, appréhension, frustration, nostalgie, peur, suspicion, douleur, angoisse, irritation, désolation...
#dessin #drawing #aquarelle #watercolor #depression #deprime #jeunesse #beaute #fortune #sante #health #beauty #tristesse #sadness #crainte #peur #fear #nostalgie #nostalgy #suspicion #douleur #angoisse #irritation #desolation #amour #love