This painting came to me in a dream. I don’t dream often and this dream came after years of dreamless nights. I woke up, took out my tablet, and sketched it directly upon waking. The general feeling it evoked was unease and I wanted that to come through in the painting. Depicted is a blueberry, sliced open by a blade, bleeding out to a pristine white surface below. The backdrop is a blackness that has almost a flame where it meets the white canvas. The slightly ominous flame, soiled purity, and broken berry are meant to evoke a similar unease.
Upon researching dream symbology associated with my vision, I found it to be a caution. The blueberry warns of trouble, especially professionally. This warning speaks to me of my reputation and how I should guard it zealously lest I sully it like the white canvas. The title is an extension of the theme, combining words that may cause some unease as well as being descriptive of the scene.