Alone in Shadow, 2023, spray paint and pastels, 20 x 22 in. / 50.8 x 55.88 cm.

Alone in Shadow, Owen Whitney, 2023, spray paint and pastels, 20 x 22 in. / 50.8 x 55.88 cm.

This is an abstract depiction of my loneliness and depression during the COVID lockdown. I drew from my time in the hospital as a kid as well. I painted it years later for a painting class during art school. It felt like a weight lifted off my shoulders.