Threats of Blood

Threats of Blood is a display of the absolute frustration and anxiety inside when dealing with your family/blood relatives, and you simply get nowhere. There is no listening, there is no calm conversation, there is no compromise. You make efforts to continue to make it work, but you might as well be a puppet on display, punished for not playing along. Blood relatives can be the most difficult people you may ever encounter in your life, sadly leaving you at a crossroads. Do you continue down this road, being scorned and threatened with obligations to continue on in silence? Or do you choose to pave a new road, one without those punishments, rules, and expectations? It will be a hard decision; one you’ll think about every day, did you make the right decision? Is the fallout and final consequences worth it? However, life isn’t worth living without freedom to be yourself and the love of those you surround yourself with. Not all blood can continue to be called family. This, unfortately, is a portrayal of my anger, frustrations, and boiling anxiety when dealing with my threats of blood. Original is acrylic on 30"x40" canvas. (Original)