Sickness Simplifies

As of this entry my drawing & painting skill-sets (in a word Rendering skills) are under the relentless siege of Parkinson's, and my overall stamina and strength is fading. Fortunately my care is in the hands of a brilliant and compassionate neurologist who also loves art!

Actor Michael J. Fox quipped that Parkinsons is "the gift that keeps on taking." But I'm still in the game. There are a few things I will be doing:

Letting the limitations imposed on me  by the big P work for me. This shouldn't be too daunting. My style fundamentally is a collection of mistakes (accidents) held at gun-point, and forced to cooperate. Occasional mutinies break out, but sometimes even those works in my favour.  If people look at  my stuff and mutter "What the bloody @#$%& is going on here?", I figure I'm on to something.

I plan to do simple quick sketches with some washes and chalk, like  I do anyway - only minimized. In other words what's left out will be more becomes more important than what I leave  in.

I have a vast collection of finished drawings, scraps, and family photos. With GIMP which has a powerful layering utility, possibilities for  creating "Morphs"are endless.

Keep grinding out your Art, even when you don't want to.    

                                                                                                                                            ~ Dave