The End

Artist: Julia Bissell
Writer: Nathan Turnbeaugh
Editor: Michelle Lo

The End, an oil painting created by Julia Bissell, features a vibrant and small cluster of flowers amongst falling pink petals with The End painted at the base of the scene.

This particular painting represents a new experience for Bissell, as she was able to create this work shortly after using oil paints for the first time. However, her choice of materials also posed a unique challenge, as it took far longer for each coat to dry in comparison to other mediums she’d used in the past.

Inspired by a bouquet of flowers, Bissell’s search for beauty also explored deeper philosophical avenues of thought. “The End” that she wrote of is a deceptive topic seeing as time heals even the most grievous of wounds and creates new beginnings.

Though she hadn’t originally planned on taking on such depth in her artwork, Bissell is happy her piece developed as she had initially intended—a simple practice to hone her technique with paints.