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Nina Sleep Pattern

Drawn to sleep. Ive been having better sleep of late and counting my blessings. Ive been afflicted with a sleep disorder most of my life and when I was a child it used to terrorize me all morning. By sunrise Id feel rescued. Then I would dread the sun setting knowing that night was coming and it starts over.

This explains why I follow the adventures of a character who shares my malady. I know it so well. But with a good regimen of exercise and focusing on modifying my old stress responses I seem to have gained an upper hand at it, after all these years.

Although Ive lived long enough with it to know not to declare a victory outright. Ive experienced many lapses in episodes over the years only to see them come back with a vengeance.

Drawing helps. So, heres our girl in a rare nap. She looks so tired and likely fell asleep during the day--messing up a job opportunity. I wonder what shes dreaming right now.

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Nina Flying

Im musing on the graphic design of a card or a cover here. A last minute impulse to try. Watercolor and pen on Arches paper

A second auction piece. Ive not been making artwork to show for a while and, just like anything I do, it takes some time for me to warm up. As a story artist my work is done in intense bursts yet I must also regard it as disposable. A conundrum about the job. You have to invest in it for it to be any good but detach from it soon as its had its day in the sunlight. Either half isnt easy to do (I dont even think about that, the jobs a blast).

So, switching from "Nobody will see this" to "Im putting this on the wall for all to see" can strip the gears some. It doesnt help that we draw digitally on a screen. No actual paint, graphite or ink. This auction keeps me in shape for a larger piece I have to work on. Theres a project were working on for this year that I have to have done in a month. More on that later.

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