Braided Rug Self Portrait of Chicago artist Alllen Vandever

I remember sitting on a braided rug in my mom's new place.   I felt melancholy.   I remember following the patterns of the rug with my eyes.. Then I began falling into the patterns  losing myself.  I escaped  from the sadness and traveled into the rug I found a whole new world,  were my sorrows did not exist. A good painting is one I can travel into and explore and loose my self in and find my self again. Now I create paintings for people to escape into and find there own worlds to explore and lose themselves in and then find them selfs a new.

Self portrait of Chicago artist Allen Vandever Braided Rug 30in by 30in