This represents the impossibility of going back to sleep when I wake up at 4:30 a.m. My mind won't shut off--my thoughts and feelings are a tangle. I've read that that's the low point of the day for hormones, and that by 6:30 they should be on a definite upswing, and somehow, just knowing that helps. Even if I don't go back to sleep (occasionally I will), I'll feel much better by the time my alarm goes off at 6:00.
This, by the way, is the picture I made while I was waiting for a part of the first one to dry. For some reason, my pre-mixed (by me) ink wash separated, but I'm really loving the texture of it. (You'll have to click on the image to enlarge it to see the cool texture). It reminds me of what a person (not me) can do with lithography stones.
Hormones...the breakfast of champions! I'm with you, Sister! Very nicely done.
ReplyDeleteWHOAAA! I need to print this and put it in front of my pc when I am oncall and getting pages in the middle of the night! I love how your mind works!
ReplyDeleteThis is wicked, tight. (using my son's friends' lingo - meaning really cool, nice and wonderful)
Terrific piece! Noticing Diane's comment, is this just forty-something hormones? I have the same problem, except with me it is usually around 2 a.m. Torture...sometimes I have to get up and read or blog surf for an hour or two till the cold dread and the red hot worries leave me alone.
ReplyDeleteFascinating granulation effect in your ink, btw!
I do like this texture, and the piece itself reminds me of Goya. Nice! Thanks for commenting on my blog!
ReplyDeleteLynette
You have depicted That Place very well...
ReplyDeleteLove the accordion player too - really very accomplished.
nice drawing! the monochromatic suits the subject matter, you captured the moment well.
ReplyDeletefor me it happens when I'm really stressed out. Usually I get up maybe have some tea, write or draw about all the things I have to get done for a while ..then i get tired again and I can fall back to sleep!
I like the sense of light and the interesting background. Also, I can feel the character's distress. Partly because of the great job you did expressing it, partly because I've been there!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic. The activity of energy in the room is the perfect fit for the active, sleepless mind.
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