Feeling Green by Rachel Woerner

This piece is a re-creation of a painting I completed during undergrad, almost 10 years ago. During that time, I was learning specific techniques and was practicing painting water drops in order to attempt some form of realism. My main focus was the look and final outcome of my paintings, often leading to frustration. Currently, my artwork has turned to a more explorative process, leaving me with many fun textures, colors, and abstract designs, but also a lot of unfinished pieces. I decided to repaint this piece to represent coming full circle in a similar but also very different way, both in my art making and my education journey. The painting itself is simple but the symbolism of leaves and water is a powerful one (transformation, leaving behind, newness, change of life, washing away, etc.). Thinking about the next step of my life journey after graduation, I can’t help but feel a little green much like I did 10 years ago.