The power of art is healing. This theory rests upon the fact that art connects with emotion. It’s an energy. The mood in a piece can connect the viewer in a deeply profound way. An atmosphere has the ability to deliver a certain feeling- sadness, boredom, happiness, fear, surprise, anger, pride, desire, anxiety…and so on. In MOOD, we explore the deeper aspects of our various mental states, sentiments, and fleeting emotions, that are relatable to us all.
![Joer B., Bic ballpoint pen](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/B.-Joer.jpg)
MOOD
![Joer B., Bic ballpoint pen](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/B.-Joer-350x350.jpg)
Best of Show- Overwhelmed
![Gary Aagaard, oil on canvas](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Aagaard-Gary-4-350x350.jpg)
Director’s Choice- Giant On Holiday
![Jason Seiden, digital](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Seiden-Jason-350x350.jpg)
Director’s Choice- Starting Stats
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Moskowitz-Bob-cropped-350x350.jpg)
Eliza
Bob Moskowitz
oil
Thousand Oaks, California
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Runde-Katie-350x350.jpg)
Still Life with ADHD
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sheckter-CPSA-Bonnie-2-350x350.jpg)
Fleeting Tranquility
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Milman-Harvey-350x350.jpg)
Road Stop
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Johnson-Buena-2-350x350.jpg)
Soul2Soul
Buena Johnson
pencil and acrylic
Los Angeles, California
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Westford-Gary-2-350x350.jpg)
The Raft (Liberty)
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Johansen-Jay-1-350x350.jpg)
Dreams
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Honaker-Nancy-cropped-350x350.jpg)
Four Generation
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Craig-Preston-350x350.jpg)
Patiently Waiting
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bryant-Wanda-350x350.jpg)
Caught in the spokes
Wanda Bryant
stiffened fabric, hubcap, ribbon, aluminum
Sherman Oaks, California
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kaiser-Francis-350x350.jpg)
Why did you do this to me?
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Flach-Dave-350x350.jpg)
FREE (vault)
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lynne-Shelby-350x350.jpg)
Raymer's Vision Splendid
Shelby Lynne
colored pencil
Loveland, Colorado
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Zografos-Despina-350x350.jpg)
Strolleroptera- It is very simple to be happy but it is...
Despina Zografos
two layers of hand cut paper, foam board, chip board
Garden City, New York
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Barclay-Haley-350x350.jpg)
Fly away
Haley Barclay
watercolor
Winthrop Harbor, Illinois
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fons-Hannah-cropped-350x350.jpg)
The Kindly One
Hannah Fons
acrylic on canvas with metal elements
New York, New York
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kaufman-Mark-CROPPED-350x350.jpg)
Trapped
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ris-Zoe-350x350.jpg)
Eyes Shut, Inside Loud. no. 2
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Tang-Ziyue-350x350.jpg)
The Desperate Man
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Waters-Baker-Dawn-350x350.jpg)
Weary
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Murdick-Yoshiko-350x350.jpg)
Bonded
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Moore-Thyra-3-350x350.jpg)
Irresistible Deception
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Manolie-Juliette-2-350x350.jpg)
THE LOOMING SHADOWS OF OUR ANCESTORS
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Reymore-Linda-1-380x380.jpg)
Wired Happy
Linda Reymore
acrylic paint, modeling medium, bronzed wire on canvas
Stuart, Florida
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ruttan-Bonnie-350x350.jpg)
Quarantine Anxiety
Bonnie Ruttan
mixed media collage
Palm Springs, California
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/kim-gongsan-350x350.jpg)
Concentration Camp #16
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morhous-Maidy-1-350x350.jpg)
Ravage
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Satterfield-Barbara-350x350.jpg)
Early Morning
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/RYAN-SILVERBERG-Veronica-350x350.jpg)
Inside Out
Veronica Ryan-Silverberg
photography
New York, New York
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Resendez-Samantha-350x350.jpg)
Bloat
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sweeney-Catherine-350x350.jpg)
The Big Strip Tease
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Richards-James-6-350x350.jpg)
Doorway
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Carter-Ebony-350x350.jpg)
Untitled
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hogden-Heidi-350x350.jpg)
Becoming animal
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hill-Morgan-350x350.jpg)
Restore Your Agency II
Morgan Hill
various scorched woods, resin, magnets
Penland, North Carolina
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kaspar-Christopher-350x350.jpg)
Standing Alone
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Shanley-Jill-350x350.jpg)
Through the Cracks
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/istamboulian-haro-350x350.jpg)
Perfecta Imperfecta
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Oros-Mary-350x350.jpg)
Swirl
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Primozic-Virginia-350x350.jpg)
Driving Ran
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Potts-Michael-4-350x350.jpg)
Reflection
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Zagrobelny-Joan-2-350x350.jpg)
Electrified
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lewis-Teresa-350x350.jpg)
Untitled
Teresa Lewis
photography
Katy, Texas
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rakusin-Sudie-2-350x350.jpg)
The water is wide, I cannot cross over/And neither have I wings to fly
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ouellet-Michele-cropped-380x380.jpg)
Moody Pond 2
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Horne-Rebecca-2-350x350.jpg)
At Last
Rebecca Horne
mixed media
West Columbia, South Carolina
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Viola-Giovanna-1-350x350.jpg)
Dream State
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/McPhail-Bell-Karen-350x350.jpg)
Smoke again
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hao-Lingxue-1-350x350.jpg)
Take a Rest
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Felix-Mady-350x350.jpg)
The World Doesn't Stop
Mady Felix
charcoal
La Habra Heights, California
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Pannell-Cap-3-350x350.jpg)
Thunderhead
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Harrison-Dianna-350x350.jpg)
In Need of a Hug
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Leedy-Jeff-cropped-350x350.jpg)
The Plumbers
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bromstrup-Bryan-350x350.jpg)
Busy Being Fabulous
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Billings-Penny-350x350.jpg)
Aflame
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Shopoff-Marna.jpg)
Jasmine
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quinn-Regina-380x380.jpg)
Alcove Reservoir
Regina Quinn
encaustics and oils with beeswax over watercolor on panel
Gilboa, New York
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hilliker-Randy-350x350.jpg)
Don't Ask Me How I Am
Randy Hilliker
photography, encaustic, laserjet transfer
Clinton Township, Michigan
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Flores-Jr-Carlos-cropped-350x350.jpg)
I’ve Seen Some Things…
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Archibald-Debra-CROPPED-1-350x350.jpg)
Myroslava
Debra Archibald
acrylic on birch board
Toronto, Canada
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Manousos-Dave-2-350x350.jpg)
Don't Speak
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Biondo-Anna-350x350.jpg)
Freedom
Anna Biondo
felt sewing
Miami, Florida
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rojhani-Selena-350x350.jpg)
The Truth of Light
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morel-Alex-CROPPED-350x350.jpg)
Stars Kill Me
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Nylander-Hilary-350x350.jpg)
But what if I told you that I was here first?
Hilary Nylander
acrylic paint, paper, aluminum, birch panel
Marshall, North Carolina
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Horton-Ryan-1-350x350.jpg)
Hello Monday
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Gotera-Alejandra-350x350.jpg)
On it Goes
Alejandra Gotera
acrylic, charcoal, graphite, and oil pastel on canvas
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Koobir-Daniel-350x350.jpg)
Elastic Heart
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Haro-Jennifer-350x350.jpg)
Spinning
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bauer-Seva-350x350.jpg)
The Journal
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Harms-Sharon-350x350.jpg)
The illusion of shame
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Caicedo-Laura-cropped-350x350.jpg)
Lovely Bones
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mansfield-Corey-cropped-350x350.jpg)
Julianna's Anticipation
Corey Mansfield
acrylic on canvas
Gastonia, North Carolina
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Wren-Linda-350x350.jpg)
Marybelle
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dickel-Sandrine-350x350.jpg)
Rest
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rojhani-Selena2-cropped-350x350.jpg)
Nausea of War
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hendrick-Sherlin-350x350.jpg)
Jackal
![](https://art-fluent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/James-Mandee-350x350.jpg)