Back To Painting

The Capitalist  acrylic on canvas

My personal goal this summer was to get back into art, specifically drawing and painting.  I started this painting a couple weeks ago on a craft night with my lovely roommates, and just added the final touches yesterday.  I began the painting without any sort of plan or expectations, so first I created a textured background using a palette knife.  The texture began to look a little like a grassy field, so I added a small boy.  He was originally picking flowers but then I wanted him to be collecting something more unusual. Obviously, diamonds were what came to mind.