My Very Own Christmas Tree

I am a young adult with Autism. Art helps me communicate and relate to people. I enjoy expressing myself with different art projects. This piece is about my favorite part of the holidays our Christmas trees. We have a tree in almost every room in our house and they are all decorated differently. We have a shiny tree, a family tree, and even a tree decorated with candy. The tree in my bedroom is decorated with ornaments that I have collected my whole life. It is so fun to put each ornament on and think about all of the places we have been and the things we have done. I painted oil on canvas and used a technique where I spray water on the oil paint to get the spots and drips. I turned the spots and drips into ornaments and tinsel adding more layers to the painting. I finished it with glitter to make “snow," even though it never snows at my house!