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Pancakes, Paincakes , Pills and Pillbugs!

Detail from a work in progress....

Every 3 weeks or so I get excruciating pains. I may have cried about this before on this blog. Cried like a little girl! But um, I am a little girl so WAH WAH WAH!
I'm not letting it control my life though so I'm not gonna cry about it. I'm just gonna take my Naproxen Sodium a million times a day and keep on keeping on. Like today- I promised myself I was making pancakes and taking them to my Moms for breakfast together. She doesn't know it is my new plan to make sure she is eating something at least once a week. SHHHH! My Mom eats like a bird and I worry. She needs someone to take care of her -don't all Moms?
I'm in the thick of my latest painting, a nice small 24" x 24" canvas with doodle bugs as the subject. Doodle Bugs. Pill Bugs. Roly Polys but more scientifically known as ISOPODS. Ok, you learned something today. It's smaller than I usually work but I've missed out on two opportunities lately because the open calls had a MAXIMUM size limitation of 24" x 24". Apparently everything is downsizing. I'm a few days away from completing this. My style requires multiple layers to get a nice opaque and graphic feel and a lot of hard lines and outlines so ....little liner brushes. I use many colors, some even just a grade away from another yet still different. In a nutshell I create a lot of hard work for myself when I paint but I have so much fun and am definitely doing exactly what I love.
A few people have remarked that this looks like an old 1940's Disney still. I'm pleased with such an odd comparison! When this is finished it's back to painting some records for my upcoming show at Wine Therapist. 
I have a few more pet portrait commissions in the oven and painting is on my mind and in my blood right now. Must push through the pain and focus, focus, focus. Hope everyone is having a great week!

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  1. Maiden Leather DesignsAugust 23, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    I want Mom to be in her own place, to do her own crafts and live.

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  2. Maiden Leather DesignsAugust 23, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    Oh by the way - I believe I have fallen into the back pain family - must run in the family - got a major numbing stabbing paid so I too am crying like a little girl! I LOVE TICKLE BUGS :)

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  3. fuzzbuzzAugust 24, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    Aw! I'm sorry to hear that sis! back pain is the most UNFUN thing! :( Yeah, I want that for Mom too but until then, I'll bring her pancakes. :)

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