This painting came about after reading a work by psychologist R.D. Laing called The Divided Self. Essentially a healthy mind has some degree of division or multiple personalities. It is the balance of these distinctive centres of thinking that make us "sane".

The Eastern concept of Yin and Yang is about balance of opposites. So I drew upon Asian symbols and tried to achieve a sort of equilibrium. Light and dark. Tiger and crane. Peace and violence. Exposed and hidden. The exposed world of air and the hidden world under the sea.

I'd love some feedback on whether or not you think I've managed to express the above ideas well with this painting.

Painted in photoshop. No references. Tablet. Approximately 7 hours.