Hey all, Ernesto here. Recovery Arts is proud to announce our first “Recovery Art” contribution. The submission was sent by Adrien of Arizona, who has less than a year in recovery. Thanks a lot for sharing your Recovery Art, Adrien. Hopefully this piece of art will serve to inspire other people to also express themselves in creative ways and to keep on trucking down the path of recovery. Please find the painting “The Duality of Addiction” below, along with some of Adrien’s sentiments on recovery and the role art can play to help someone in recovery that is seeking an alternative outlet to consuming:

“I’ve been clean for almost a year now. I always wanted to paint, because I’m a creative person, but when I was getting high there was always an excuse and distraction that kept me from the positive things that I wanted to actively pursue. Nonetheless, after I started attending group and staying away from bad influences, I found myself with more free time, so I picked up the brush and started putting my thoughts and feeling on the canvas. To me, “The Duality of Addiction” was one of the paintings that highlighted me trying to part with the dark side of myself that led me to using. The painting served as a way of saying goodbye to my addiction.”

Adrien

Hey all, Ernesto here. Recovery Arts is proud to announce our first “Recovery Art” contribution. The submission was sent by Adrien of Arizona, who has less than a year in recovery. Thanks a lot for sharing your Recovery Art, Adrien. Hopefully this piece of art will serve to inspire other people to also express themselves in creative ways and to keep on trucking down the path of recovery. Please find the painting “The Duality of Addiction” below, along with some of Adrien’s sentiments on recovery and the role art can play to help someone in recovery that is seeking an alternative outlet to consuming:

“I’ve been clean for almost a year now. I always wanted to paint, because I’m a creative person, but when I was getting high there was always an excuse and distraction that kept me from the positive things that I wanted to actively pursue. Nonetheless, after I started attending group and staying away from bad influences, I found myself with more free time, so I picked up the brush and started putting my thoughts and feeling on the canvas. To me, “The Duality of Addiction” was one of the paintings that highlighted me trying to part with the dark side of myself that led me to using. The painting served as a way of saying goodbye to my addiction.”

Adrien