"UNDERNEATH" Print 24x16
24x16 Signed and numbered print of the original hand-painted acrylic piece owned by the artist, Bo Rinehart. "Underneath" paints a face to the torrent of thoughts and emotions that lie below the presentation we offer to the world for the sake of function. In 2021, on "World Mental Health Day", I shared a photo of this piece as I reflected on my mental health journey. Awareness of mental health is as important to me now as it was then, maybe even more so. Through the awareness I've gleaned from others, I have found strength and hope and I want to encourage others who might connect to my story and this artwork to make their mental health a priority. "Underneath" was created in 2021 during a 2 a.m. moment of restless rumination. Later that afternoon, I wrote these lyrics… “I wish it would bleed Cause maybe then you could see But the pain I’m in is so much further underneath Yeah, I wish it would break So maybe then you could hear Cause there’s nothing worse than to have a