Danielle Evans, painter and former Albany Bulb Resident:
The paintings are my mood swings. I just go with how I feel and what my mind tells me to do. I paint when I am pissed off. I express my anger in the paintings. I started painting two months after we arrived to the Bulb. To be honest it was a little crazy living at the landfill, sometimes. Some of the people were kind of nutty so I stayed to myself pretty much and I painted.
Following my dreams and getting out my feelings, I think that is what I am doing. It is a good way of meditation, it helps me to relax and to not hurt anybody or think evil thoughts. Painting makes me feel calm and saner. I am able to go to sleep with a relaxed mind, not all jacked up. If I don’t paint I can’t sleep because of all the anxiety of what is going on. So, painting is good and I continue to paint.
The paintings are my mood swings. I just go with how I feel and what my mind tells me to do. I paint when I am pissed off. I express my anger in the paintings. I started painting two months after we arrived to the Bulb. To be honest it was a little crazy living at the landfill, sometimes. Some of the people were kind of nutty so I stayed to myself pretty much and I painted.
Following my dreams and getting out my feelings, I think that is what I am doing. It is a good way of meditation, it helps me to relax and to not hurt anybody or think evil thoughts. Painting makes me feel calm and saner. I am able to go to sleep with a relaxed mind, not all jacked up. If I don’t paint I can’t sleep because of all the anxiety of what is going on. So, painting is good and I continue to paint.