Emotional Paintings with Bamboo

Okay it's been a lot of "life" and not a lot of "crafty" lately...so here are a couple paintings I've done this week.

These are different from my "typical" style...but I like it. It's actually very steeped in the emotions I was feeling at the time when doing each painting. The first one was frustration, the second was peace. It was very theraputic. The second piece was done on a piece of wood. I purposefully did not prime it in order for the woodgrain to show through. I like how the grain looks like water.