Lately I have been stressed by my thesis work and all the critiques I have been through recently. My head has been a jumbled mess, and I've been second guessing what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. Art school is one of the hardest things I've ever done. I am now slowly emerging from my funk, and started some new paintings, inspired by Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan, and my favorite Joan Mitchell. They are my inspiration--I have dreamed about their paintings. My new paint