Hello Anita,
well I never thought about it that, in connecting the two. I did notice that I like to paint a lot of stuff that bothers me and what I am frustrated about and I like to portray feelings in my paintings. But I paint because I cannot always readily express these feelings and I do get frustrated trying to explain these feelings to my husband. Sometimes I hate opening up and other times it just makes sense in my head and saying it out loud to him doesn’t seem to bring him closer to understanding my feelings.

Well I definitely try to explain these complex issues to him but to him everything is simple and why not just feel better and be happy.
I used to depressed when I was younger and went through a lot of mood swings throughout the years and I am finally starting to come out of it all, I had a lot that brought me down, a lot of negative feelings toward myself and others. So I am still dealing with these things so at times I am just sad and I like my alone time, it’s how I get my energy at times.

I am much better in showing my feelings through my paintings, let me know if you care to see pictures. He is very interested in my paintings but it’s just hard express things to him at times. He seems limited at times to his own views and understanding.