Trying to Be Better

flying fish weighed down by an anchor, surrealist art by Gwenn Seemel — Gwenn Seemel
*Trying to Be Better*
2023
acrylic on panel
24 x 12 inches

How does the fish seem to you? What does the surface of the water feel like compared to underneath? What does this image make you want to do?

Sometimes it can feel like your emotional baggage will weigh you down forever, no matter how you struggle to soar. But what if the goal isn’t to rid yourself of the anchor? How do you shrink it down to a more manageable size?

You can see the making of Trying to Be Better.

art about trying to be a better person — detail image