I really enjoyed this piece. As someone who has known many people who have suffered clinical depression this is a very evocative work of art. So much pain lies underneath and most people never know. It's a sad existence, faking happiness when so much is wrong. Also, maybe I'm reading too much into it, the muted greys say a lot to me. It seems like the medication my loved ones took to help only numbed them into general indifference. The pain was still there, it was just pushed underneath not overly different from their pretend smiles. Also all the little details are wonderful. The anxious clutching, the background steadily swirling into chaos, and keeping such accurate proportions over a dynamic scene is really amazing.
Bravo on saying a lot, with relatively little.