“Crystal Cavern”; 5 x 7″; ink & pen on paper
“I’m hungry”; 5.5 x 8.5″; watercolor & ink & pen & marker on watercolor paper
I have the “Hurricane Sickness” — some weird blend of flu-like symptoms + belly aches that came out of being holed up inside with a computer so long (was trying to get a better hang of digital drawing & I was also playing video games) and eating too many sweets during Hurricane Weekend.
I was able to rid myself of some of the computer/Internet surfing-induced nausea by a traditional drawing session. I know I complain sometimes about my wrists feeling all shaky and tired after one too many drawing marathons, but in the end it’s pretty therapeutic and calming and probably adds a lot of years to my life that sitting too much takes away. Wait, does drawing count as sitting? I mean, I do sit when I draw, but…oh, snap.
Anyway, perhaps the worst thing about catching the flu/whatever-this-thing-is is that I can’t enjoy any of the foods I normally like. In “I’m hungry”, the Cat Power-esque girl is staring at beautiful photos of food on the Internet (like those photos on Smitten Kitchen) and dreaming about the following:
- scoops of strawberry ice cream w/ waffle cone
- hamburger
- strawberry cheesecake
- iced tea
- avocados
- caramel candy
- kimbap
- potatoes au gratin
- turkey leg
- miso soup
- bagels w/ cream cheese & lox
- croissant
- coffee
- freshly baked loaf of bread
- big bowl of udon noodles
- slice of cheese pizza
- arroz con pollo
- Russian stew
- pulled pork sandwich
- berry smoothie
- spaghetti
- Liberté Yogurt
- tiramisu
- tacos!
- bowl of hot chili con carne
- galbi
OK, now I’m sad I can’t eat any of these things right now. Time to grab some chicken noodle soup…
