Chemical Restraint 11x14 2003

This piece for reasons good or bad cause the most fuss. I wanted to capture Schizophrenia at the height of disturbance. I now realize now that medication is not a restraint or a necessary evil but a hope at a better life. Medication has not only helped me as a person with Schizophrenia but as a Schizophrenic artist. Without it I wouldn't be able to function not only as a person but as an artist. It measures 11x14 inches was done in acrylic on gallery wrap canvas painted in 2003