Name: Gail M. Allen
Location: USA
Title: “Teen Depression”
Price of Original: Contact the Artist at her links below- Prints Available
Size: 20″ x 15.5″
Medium: Oil Sticks on Paper
Artist Website:
http://www.gailallenartist.com/
http://wwwgailallenartist.blogspot.com
Link to Purchase Prints/Giclees:
http://gail-allen.artistwebsites.com/art/all/all/prints
6 responses so far ↓
1 Vikki // Aug 28, 2010 at 9:12 pm
OMG! You really hit it right on the head Gail. Teenage Depression is such a serious problem today with boys and girls a like.
Beautiful rendering and love the symbolance of the child being locked inside herself. Good work girl!
2 Ray Shuell // Aug 29, 2010 at 2:15 am
Your work is always so meaningful and intense. I understand and have experienced teenage depression from both sides of the fence, with myself and my own children. Luckily we all came out the other side. But it’s a terrible thing and usually created from our own minds. This tells the story very well.
3 Rusty // Aug 29, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Gail,
Striking image of an under discussed subject. I think this painting could open up a way for teens to express what’s going on inside of themselves.
Your work is beautiful on all levels.
4 cheryl // Aug 31, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Kids grow up much too fast these days, they aren’t allowed to be “kids” like most of us were. Such sadness and you’ve captured the teen inside her well Gail, though I do see a wee glimmer of hope in her eyes.
5 Gail Allen // Sep 1, 2010 at 11:03 am
Thanks everyone. Cheryl. You’re right. The eyes are supposed to have a glimmer of hope…because I am a true believer that hope is just a quick pivoting turn away towards a positive thought – if you are able to get your mind to do it, ( some, understandably, just can not).
I think Rusty is right, if these young men and women could share with one another what they are all experiencing at home, or in life, it would take so much of the social pressure out of high school. MTV – (which I don’t often like) has a great series called: “If You Really Knew Me…” for high school students, (although I think parents need to see it just as much), it could open a lot of dialogs. I saw a few episodes as the result of research for this piece. I think that this is a great step in the right direction. And yes Ray, most of us have been there, scarred in one way or another, teen years have always been tumultuous… we are all fortunate who have been there and come out the other side. Sometimes it just takes having one other person to talk to, I think everyone has that glimmer of hope waiting to be seen. The light is always there, it just needs to be noticed.
6 Sarah // Sep 5, 2010 at 12:06 am
Gail, so powerful and perfectly clear depiction. And well stated above! I feel like if you can always somehow keep humor a part of every experience you have a better chance of gaining the good from it.
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