Immediately upon viewing this painting Lindsay, I felt your frustrations being released in the paint! I think  there is also a prevalent sense of anxiety in the work…… I think as teachers we face hardships of systematic failures, difficult students, lack of resources and unfair situations in general at our schools. You have inspired me, to focus my own studio work more towards releasing the struggles of my own journey of teaching. Your painting made me think of artist Cai Guo Qiang and his explosions with gun powder. Somehow, your painting also ignites the uncontrollable escape we all yearn for in life when things are becoming unmanageable and hectic.. you are awesome! I would love to see you take these further somehow, like maybe a mini series!?