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  • May include: A framed painting depicting a bald individual with their hands pressed against their face in a gesture of distress. The figure is rendered in warm skin tones against a vibrant, swirling blue background with dark shadows.
  • May include: An oil painting depicting a bald person with their hands pressed against their head. The figure wears a black shirt against a vibrant background of swirling blue and dark tones, with visible brushstrokes and highlights.
  • May include: An oil painting in a black frame depicting a bald figure with hands pressed against their face. The composition uses bold strokes of orange and peach for the skin tones, contrasted against a vibrant, swirling blue background.
  • May include: An oil painting in a black frame depicting a bald person with their hands pressed against their head. The figure has tan skin and is wearing a dark shirt. The background features expressive, swirling strokes of deep blue and light blue.
  • May include: A framed painting depicting a bald individual with their hands pressed against their face in a gesture of distress. The figure is rendered in warm skin tones against a vibrant, swirling blue background with dark shadows.
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Despair Original Acrylic Painting | PTSD Series Framed Portrait | 1st Place VA Acrylics

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  • Dimensions: Width: 16 Inches; Height: 16 Inches

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"Despair" is an original acrylic painting from my PTSD Series — a figure pressing his hands to his temples, head bowed.

I think that people in general have some sort of pain and suffering, whether it's physical, psychological or emotional. That pain is very real for most veterans, who, because of the nature, demands and stress of military duty, may have some degree of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is what inspired me to create this series. It had been on my mind for quite a few years, until I finally painted these portraits.

It started with my own struggle with chronic pain. I'm Antonio Romero, a portrait artist in Spokane, Washington, and a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran.

This close-up portrait shows a figure pressing his hands to his temples, head bowed. Warm flesh tones meet cool cyan strokes around the head and hands.

It won first place in acrylics at the Spokane VA Creative Arts Competition.

Details:
- Original one-of-a-kind acrylic on canvas (not a print)
- Size: 16" × 20"
- Framed and ready to hang
- Signed by the artist (Romero)
- Quantity: 1

Ships carefully packed from Spokane, WA. Custom commissions welcome — message the shop.
See the full series on Behance: https://www.behance.net/gallery/258276241/PTSD-Series-Acrylic-Paintings

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  • Get it by
    Nov 14-21
  • Returns & exchanges
    Accepted within 30 days
  • Cost to ship
    FREE to United States, 43215.

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May include: An oil painting depicting a bald person with their hands pressed against their head. The figure wears a black shirt against a vibrant background of swirling blue and dark tones, with visible brushstrokes and highlights.

"Despair" is an original acrylic painting from my PTSD Series — a figure pressing his hands to his temples, head bowed.

I think that people in general have some sort of pain and suffering, whether it's physical, psychological or emotional. That pain is very real for most veterans, who, because of the nature, demands and stress of military duty, may have some degree of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is what inspired me to create this series. It had been on my mind for quite a few years, until I finally painted these portraits.

It started with my own struggle with chronic pain. I'm Antonio Romero, a portrait artist in Spokane, Washington, and a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran.

This close-up portrait shows a figure pressing his hands to his temples, head bowed. Warm flesh tones meet cool cyan strokes around the head and hands.

It won first place in acrylics at the Spokane VA Creative Arts Competition.

Details:
- Original one-of-a-kind acrylic on canvas (not a print)
- Size: 16" × 20"
- Framed and ready to hang
- Signed by the artist (Romero)
- Quantity: 1

Ships carefully packed from Spokane, WA. Custom commissions welcome — message the shop.
See the full series on Behance: https://www.behance.net/gallery/258276241/PTSD-Series-Acrylic-Paintings

  • Made by
    RomeroArtwork
  • Materials
    Surface: Stretched canvas
  • Width
    16 Inches
  • Height
    16 Inches

Delivery details and policies

  • Get it by
    Nov 14-21
  • Returns and exchanges
    Accepted within 30 days.
  • Ships from
    Medical Lake, WA
  • Cost to ship
    FREE to United States, 43215

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