Things That Make You Say.... Hmmm.

So Hurricane Irene was by no means horrible, but it was not a walk in the park either. Usually here in the Eastern Carolina  we do not get hit by many hurricanes if any. While I have been stationed here; I have been around for 3 projected hurricanes... the first hurricane turned out to be a little rain and wind for about an hour and then clear skies, the second hurricane... well... didn't happen, and the third hurricane, Irene, a Category 1 storm when it ran through Jacksonville. It did enough damage to frustrate and make me as uncomfortable as I think I can be. My power was knocked out from the onset storms of Irene on Friday night and just came back on this afternoon. I know a lot of people have it worse than I do and I do appreciate the luxuries that I have, however I was very aggravated, irritated, and "insert word here" not having ac or any form of electronic entertainment. I did get some sleep while without electricity, but I kept waking every hour or so because I would get too sweaty hot. Food was also an issue that added to the descriptive words above. Of course the food that I had wanted to eat all required either the over, microwave, or toaster oven. None of which I could use. Yesterday the neighbor stopped by and mentioned that he might be able to get us a generator, which just to mention would have been amazing, but that was just a tease and we never heard back. My roommates and I called the power company and got redirected for what seemed like an hour and then finally was told "fortunately" our power would be back on by Thursday. I was in utter disbelief and I didn't think I could go another night, but I did and it was just as uncomfortable as the first. Today I woke up with high hopes that the power would already be on and then later on in the day we were told it would be on this evening and moments after we were told power trucks and tree service trucks came rolling up. I do have my power on and it is such a relief. I can not wait to sleep in a cozy bed in a cozy room.

On the drawing end of the road, has been lifeless. I have not been able to get myself in the past  three days to sit down for an extended period of time and focus on one thing. The heat and lifeless of the house made me kind of feel the same way. The house is back, so I am too.... gonna sleep peacefully tonight *fingers crossed*. 

Irene... Irene

It almost seems natural to post something regarding the upcoming hurricane. I am fortunate enough to be stationed in one of the states it is expected to hit. I know, right? One of my friend yesterday brought up a very good point... in one year North Carolina has had, what seems like, every kind of weather storm each season. Here in North Carolina we have been through an earthquake, snow flurries, ridiculous rain storms, wild fires, unbelievable humidity, and hurricanes. You would think this state would be prepared for all these major weather events, right? Well the answer is, no. This county might own its on dump truck, if you get my drift.

Sometime Saturday Hurricane Irene is projected to come through the area I live in. It has been unknown the past few hurricanes that were projected to hit here if we need to take any extra preventative measures in order to ensure our own safety, but it ended up being clear and sunny the day we were suppose to be hit with the last hurricane. The weather is weird here and definitely not what I grew up back with in Illinois.  It is best to expect the worst and hope for the best.

I did not do any drawing yesterday. My elbow and forearm felt a little rough and banged up throughout the day, as expected. I was really close to starting it up last night, but my exhaustion overcame me and I fell asleep. I did ice my arm throughout the day yesterday and I think as a result my arm is feeling a ton better today. Time to go back and lay down.

Red Barn

I started this drawing about two weeks ago. I had a lot of progress the first few days working on it, but then I ran into a road block... I did not have my sticky-tak eraser. I took a few days away from it and got my eraser, then proceeded to finish the drawing.  Unfortunately with my inexperience in drawing these larger drawings I tend to lose interest in finishing, for one reason or another. This photo that I have titled "Red Barn" is not complete just yet, but I have made leaps and bounds so far.

On another note, it is day two post surgery. My arm is throbbing in pain, as expected.  This, however, will not effect my drawing capabilities due to my ability to write/draw left handed. It has effected my ability to do most other things. I am very limited to what I can do until my right elbow is healed. 

As always please comment, critique, criticize, bitch, moan, or complain about my drawing. All are welcome.

Surgery Complete

After months of going through pain and stress dealing with my right arm... I finally have some sort of resolution. This morning I went in for surgery on my ulnar nerve in my elbow. Obviously things went well or else I may still be under the knife. Haha. Unfortunately this surgery is more of a prevention of injuring the ulnar nerve worse than it already is... however some of the feeling in my pinky and ring finger have come back. On another bright note, the recovery process should be pretty quick. I recently, as in this past Saturday, I checked in from leave.  It was not much of a vacation, all I did was watch a friends house/dogs. Now I am back on leave due to my injury for a few weeks. On my time off, of course, I am going to do some rest and recovery, but I am also going to catch up on some drawing and down time alone.

As for the drawing I promised yesterday... it is coming, at least previews of it. Hopefully this will take place tomorrow, but no later than Friday. Hope everyone had just as good of a Monday as I did ; ).

Remodeling

Remodeling... well; in a way I guess. Monday I will be getting surgery on my elbow. Back a few months ago I broke my hand and since then my arm has been numb, weak, and just a pain in the ass. I will finally have some sort of resolution to my problem. The feeling in my last two fingers may not come back, but it will not get any worse after the surgery. I could bitch and whine all day about this, but I am not... it is not my dominant hand.

As far as drawing goes, I have been working on one drawing. I will give a sneak preview of the drawing tomorrow. For now it is time for movie and bed. Have a good night.

Fall is Coming Soon

Leaves are always fun to draw. Last night in my frustration, I started and finished this leaf. I am pretty happy with the outcome. I am trying to learn some of my new drawing book and it was going well but I have ran into a wall. I do not have all my art supplies with me so in the mean time I will continue to draw small little side pieces to help improve other techniques. Enjoy...

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External Morphology of the Hand... that's what she said!?

I am still drawing, I have included a few below as proof. I have simply been slacking on updating this darn thing. I have bought another drawing book on landscapes, I hope its a good one. More drawings to come, I am working on several as I write this post. Stay tuned.

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