This is just something I do as an outlet, but as I am a scholar my paintings often have a historical or cultural theme. I am also something of an environmentalist, so there is a bit of nature in them too. Some of them are very dark. I don't know why, because I never really plan them out. I sit, sketch, paint, and it's never what I expect in the end. I have only been painting for a few months and am untrained, but perhaps thats not such a bad thing sometimes? For me, it's really just an outlet. I have a passion for art and I...more