Emo

"Emo" is a term for a type of current pop-rock music. Emo is also used is the romance-novel industry; writers and editors try to maxmize the emo (emotion) that is contained in each section of the text.

I think emo also applies to painting. One might argue that the whole purpose of art is to inspire emos in the viewer.

I try to paint images/subjects that I have a lot of emotions about. I find that painting these subjects helps me work through the emos. Below are some of the wide variety of emos that I feel toward the subjects I've painted.

affection

irritation

bad memories

anxiety

nostalgia

"yumminess"

attraction

calmness

stress

excitement

comfort

loneliness

amusement

apprehension