The Quiet Still

Yearning for the solemn quiet still/I can exist here/I have to believe/the hauntings will stop. The Quiet Still is a collection consisting of a dozen digital landscape pieces - now 15! Each artwork was birthed by my desire to connect with nature as I battle agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is the extreme/irrational fear of crowded places, leaving one's own home, or being fearful of places where one cannot escape. I developed this phobia as an extension to my debilitating anxiety disorder. My anxiety manifests lack of safety nearly every day. Exposure therapy has helped me heal slowly, though it is a fearful, exhausting climb. Within my exposure I noticed I have developed deep yearning for the outdo...View all