Criss K. Tanck -Painter/Artist
@crackstinkstudio.bsky.social
I’m an artist who struggles with depression, anxiety, and body image. I find relief by confronting these issues in my art - but I’m getting treatment for all of them. I will share my creative and healing journey here
Pills and Alcohol, #oilpainting 3’6”X 4’2” - I painted this in a heightened suicidal phase in my #majordepression more than a decade ago. #TMS saved my life! #art #artist
December 22, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Pills and Alcohol, #oilpainting 3’6”X 4’2” - I painted this in a heightened suicidal phase in my #majordepression more than a decade ago. #TMS saved my life! #art #artist
December 15, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I knew I had #majordepression when I #painted this but I had no idea how hard it was making my entire life. Being very #overweight made my #sleepapnea very bad. I was in a very #badplace . #art #artist #selfportrait
December 13, 2024 at 5:25 PM
I knew I had #majordepression when I #painted this but I had no idea how hard it was making my entire life. Being very #overweight made my #sleepapnea very bad. I was in a very #badplace . #art #artist #selfportrait
#painting suffering from #majordepression it’s a #selfportrait with my boys helping a baby bird. #artistofbluesky #art #artist
December 11, 2024 at 1:21 PM
#painting suffering from #majordepression it’s a #selfportrait with my boys helping a baby bird. #artistofbluesky #art #artist
This was painted when I had full blown #majordepression I’m looking at a bird nest - they emanate rainbows whereas I make blackness #art #artist #painting #selfportrait #songofmysoul
December 8, 2024 at 9:27 PM
This was painted when I had full blown #majordepression I’m looking at a bird nest - they emanate rainbows whereas I make blackness #art #artist #painting #selfportrait #songofmysoul
Another experiment with colored lighting! #oilpainting #selfportrait Being treated for #majordepression with #TMS for over 6 weeks and feeling so much more alive! #art #artist #artistofbluesky #sketch #myart #mentalhealthjourney #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety
December 5, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Another experiment with colored lighting! #oilpainting #selfportrait Being treated for #majordepression with #TMS for over 6 weeks and feeling so much more alive! #art #artist #artistofbluesky #sketch #myart #mentalhealthjourney #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety
Was starting to feel vibrant again! So I experimented with colored lighting! #oilpainting #selfportrait Being treated for #majordepression with #TMS for over 5 weeks now! #art #artist #artistofbluesky #sketch #myart #mentalhealthjourney #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety
December 1, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Was starting to feel vibrant again! So I experimented with colored lighting! #oilpainting #selfportrait Being treated for #majordepression with #TMS for over 5 weeks now! #art #artist #artistofbluesky #sketch #myart #mentalhealthjourney #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety
November 30, 2024 at 1:07 PM
People, Dead Pets, and Things #oilpainting Garbage bags are used to collect and transport unwanted things. As a child we wrapped our dead pet rabbits in garbage bags when we buried them and a foster care girl I knew had all her possessions in a garbage bag. #artistofbluesky #art #artist #sketch
November 30, 2024 at 10:45 AM
People, Dead Pets, and Things #oilpainting Garbage bags are used to collect and transport unwanted things. As a child we wrapped our dead pet rabbits in garbage bags when we buried them and a foster care girl I knew had all her possessions in a garbage bag. #artistofbluesky #art #artist #sketch
Was starting to feel a little blank - like a clean slate - so I tried to depict myself as neutral in this 16x20 #oilpainting #selfportrait being treated for #majordepression with #TMS
November 29, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Was starting to feel a little blank - like a clean slate - so I tried to depict myself as neutral in this 16x20 #oilpainting #selfportrait being treated for #majordepression with #TMS
Starting to feel #TMS! Felt like I was becoming myself again in this #oilpainting #selfportrait #artistofbluesky #art #painting #sketch #majordepression #mentalhealthjourney
November 28, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Starting to feel #TMS! Felt like I was becoming myself again in this #oilpainting #selfportrait #artistofbluesky #art #painting #sketch #majordepression #mentalhealthjourney
#TMS was starting to kick in around now. I started trying to show how I feel. Scared but hopeful. #selfportrait Would TMS really work for my #majordepression ?
November 27, 2024 at 11:50 AM
#TMS was starting to kick in around now. I started trying to show how I feel. Scared but hopeful. #selfportrait Would TMS really work for my #majordepression ?
This #oilpaint 16x20 #selfportrait shows how only my wife gets to see me. I’ve suffered from #sleepapnea partly from my weight most of my adult life. I’m losing weight so it might get better!
November 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM
This #oilpaint 16x20 #selfportrait shows how only my wife gets to see me. I’ve suffered from #sleepapnea partly from my weight most of my adult life. I’m losing weight so it might get better!
Here’s video of me getting #TMS. Watch my left eye! Hurt like hell 20-30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for more than 6 weeks. But CHANGED MY LIFE!!! #majordepression #mentalhealthjourney
November 26, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Here’s video of me getting #TMS. Watch my left eye! Hurt like hell 20-30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for more than 6 weeks. But CHANGED MY LIFE!!! #majordepression #mentalhealthjourney
Third TMS treatment self portrait as how I must be seen by others. Still not myself two weeks in. 16x20 Oil #oilpainting #selfportrait #majorsepressiontreatment #artistofbluesky #painting #TMS
November 25, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Third TMS treatment self portrait as how I must be seen by others. Still not myself two weeks in. 16x20 Oil #oilpainting #selfportrait #majorsepressiontreatment #artistofbluesky #painting #TMS
This was my second TMS treatment self portrait. I realized after this one I was exploring how I must appear to others - not who I am. #art #arttherapy #painting #TMS #majordepression #selfportrait
November 24, 2024 at 7:45 PM
This was my second TMS treatment self portrait. I realized after this one I was exploring how I must appear to others - not who I am. #art #arttherapy #painting #TMS #majordepression #selfportrait
I’m an artist who struggles with depression, anxiety, and body image issues. I find relief by confronting these issues in my art. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) saved my life. This was my first self portrait starting treatment - yes I am taking it! #TMS #selfportrait #mentalhealth #art
November 23, 2024 at 5:23 PM
I’m an artist who struggles with depression, anxiety, and body image issues. I find relief by confronting these issues in my art. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) saved my life. This was my first self portrait starting treatment - yes I am taking it! #TMS #selfportrait #mentalhealth #art