How it ends?
The Curtain Falls
At last!
Long awaiting departure
Darkness is closing around me
Will release me from my oath
The body expiration date
Now when it's falling apart
Downfall is inevitable
Let me sleep
and embrace the silence.
Desire and attachment
The threads of attachment get tangled under our feet. We pluck one away with the other to find that we have tied another few threads attached even before dinner. Pulling them out from under our ribs is painful, but necessary for us to be able to breathe. We become attached to people, things, places.
To life.
Life is fragile
For me, dark humour is an invaluable aid in the worst moments of life. When everything hits the ground running, sitting in a hole and crying is of no use. We can tell ourselves that 'feelings need to be thrown out', 'shouted out', 'talked out'. Digging into difficult subjects is good material for poetry or a book. In real life, gaining distance from ourselves and our concerns works much better. And I don't mean running away from problems. I mean detachment as the transformation of traumatic experiences into something completely different.
Using humour to tame the misfortunes that happen to us and will befall us despite our best intentions. Laughing despair straight in the face is not the easiest thing to do and is dangerously close to madness. Pushing the boundaries can be troublesome and of course - we expose ourselves not only to ridicule or pity - but also to aggression.
We risk a lot by defying social norms, but this is often the only good option, especially when suffering is frequently knocking at the door. In that case, we don't have many tools at hand other than fortitude and the grotesque. I speak for myself here, of course.
For some, the presence of loved ones, head strokes and warm words work.
For me, calmness and extreme stoicism in dramatic situations or those without a way out - leading me to blind fury. Wild, uncontrollable fury. I know that rebellion in the face of death is simply ridiculous, but nothing drives me off balance like apathy. Mainly because - I am not nearly capable of such a feeling.
I cry at films, I get angry watching the news, I can't sleep after watching documentaries showing the cruelty of nature.
My only weapon is laughter. Jokes so inappropriate that I don't trust myself to tell them to anyone except my better half and my diary. Jokes so nasty that by the time they leave my mouth I'm already disgust by them. Dark humour grips me tightly in its embrace and only awaits a moment of weakness.
About drawing
I keep writing that I 'love' something, or 'adore' something, or 'collect' something... but really my interests are a swirling vortex of entropy :D
Actually there is no animal that I don't find fascinating, so I can't say that chameleons are any special to me. Nevertheless, I find them absolutely remarkable, not only biologically but also aesthetically. Eyes that rotate independently of each other, a tongue that looks like a stretched-out jellybean and colours that even the most beautiful butterflies can't match... And the way they walk... always makes me laugh.
This time, however, there will be no colour exposion or crazy close-ups of eyes. There will be a corpse. A teeny - tiny corpse, mummified by the relentless rays of the sun. The dried out tiny body of a chameleon is not some kind of crazy uncommon thing. But I admit that I myself have come across photos of these creatures in an already stale state - quite recently. And as a great fan of anatomy - I appreciate the opportunity to study the creatuce in depth without having to hurt the animal:)
Only thig I did differently this time around is the paper – I dyed it slightly using strong brewd earl grey tea. I added pictures documenting the process for those who mind be interested.
As always – super excited to see comments from you!
If you like this kind of darkness - here is a post with a similar tone:
| The grotesque as an antidote to the everyday humdrum. |
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I wish you a lovely week,
Yours,
Strega Azure
Preparing the paper for work:
paper 220mg/m²
earl grey(black) tea
I used pencils: 10B, 8B, 6B, 4B, 2B, F, 3H, 8H
Drawing & pictures are my authorship if not stated otherwise.
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This right here is why you’re going to be Hive-famous! I really enjoy watching your artwork come together. Also rad how you used coffee to get that aged look :)
@albuslucimus!
So nice to see you here! How you've been? I saw you are really busy on hive:)))
Thank you for all kind words!
HAHAHA! Yeah, I guess that’s true at the moment!
Not sure how long I’ll be able to keep up the song a day thing on the other account, but I’ve got a series or two that are both pre-recorded and scheduled out to 2026 on this side, which probably does make me look even busier :)
Gosh, so you are bit mad after all :D
I am glad you are showing off your talents. Very happy to see you around!
Thanks buddy, and likewise!
Seriously....is there anyone like Strega??
She is absolutely a fireball of truth and talentz and expresses herself equally powerfully in art and writing!
her thoughts move me to such a spectrum of emotions....
I love this woman!!!! LOVE her both on and off of Hive!!! what a treasure!!!!
Maybe you want work for my PR team? I would love that!
Although then my self-confidence would swollen to the size of celebrity's egos :D
Oh, I remember your somewhat dark posts, I may not always (hardly ever?) comment but I read them. They're fascinating. Pretty much everything you write and draw is. This post is no exception.
Nature
can beis cruel, dark and beautiful at the same time. Your art makes it beautiful all the time.p.s. I like the tinting of the paper with tea, gives it an aged, weathered look that's very appropriate to this subject
I am very glad to hear someone is reading what I have to say. Thank you vey much for this!
Nature is savage, this is how it is, but I would say there is much to learn from it.
It make me happy that you like my work!
Appreciate you see that, that was exactly what I was going for!
Thank you for your visit @oceanbee!
You....
I'm at a loss for words. I love love love everything about this
my favorite was the section on desire. I want to frame it hehehe
you are such a force of nature hehehe. I bless the day I met you... you've moved into my heart and I'm.trapping you here and I don't care if you're my prisoner.... lolololol
now I know why you wanted to see the little present my vulture gave me HAHAHAHAHHAA
you are magnificent hehehe...and that is not a bit of hyperbole!!!
As always - too nice!, too many praises! You're going to make me turn into a haughty, proud peacock! And I really prefer to be a fearful jackdaw :)
More poetry for @dreemsteem- noted:)
It is make me bad person, that I wish it happens again, so you can take a pictures and I can actually see it? It probably does, right? I am sorry... 😈
HAHAHAHAHAHA well i guess i shouldn't have said carcass... it wasn't a carcass...
it was only guts hahahaha LOTS and lots of guts. splattered LOLOLOL
and i thought i got it all - but nope - the other day i noticed i have some "vulture guts jerky" in my grill hahahaha
GEEZ. its the gift that keeps on giving hahahahaha one more car wash and all will be right with the world LOL
but whenever i actually DO find a carcass - i will take a picture for you hahahahaa
speaking of peacocks... two of our neighbors own them! and let them wander the mountain on their own. hahaha did you know peacocks are amazing "guard dogs" hahaha yep!
now i haven't seen their plumes in a while.... but I do remember sometimes they sit on the top of the fence and their tail feathers reach far out to the ground and beyond hahaha
only sad thing - since the wander on their own - they really don't have any fear of cars. Probably because people always stop for them if they see them. but the other day - someone hit one, and it was just left on the road :(
probably someone very unfamiliar with the mountain and just flying fast without thinking. and i know you're gonna ask if there was a carcass. hahaha but - i don't think it was a carcass yet. lol just smooshed.
I hope you were able to wash it off all by now:)
I've seen peacock once, while I was a kid, in zoo. But the bird looked miserable there :(
Running wild they have to be amazing view:) Although I've read that they are not the smartest birds :D
also - i had to look up jackdaw hehehe
we don't have them here
we have crows and ravens. did you know that ravens can be taught to speak like parrots? hahahaha
they are so smart! crows are REALLY smart too. i have a group here that are highly intelligent. they do very very strange things hahahahaha
you would enjoy observing them. I found them once having a town meeting... and i tried to record them- but they are EXTREMELY sensitive to video recordings. I dont' know how they know it but they can even see when you slowly slowly slowly move to lift your phone in the dark behind the patio glass door!!! seriously -they sense something and they dont' ike you to video record them
I'm sure they are plotting daily. hahahaha and they want NO RECORDS of their meetings LOLOL
i haven't seen them in a while because i work in the day hehehe but they used to really plot all sorts of things.
hahahaha crows are interesting - but ravens are really extraordinary. you can train them to befriend you and bring you gifts hehehe
ok enough about all that hahaha
You don't have jackdaw? Love those birds. Quite small(not sparrow-small, regular small :D), black feathers that shimmer in navy blue and purple :)
belong to the corvidae group, so they are also not stupid birds, love those:)
Oh yeah, you can teach them to sing too, although those sounds need good deal of acquiring :D And they can be very affectionate too, but they need way more time to bond with 'owner' than parrots. And the thing is - when time comes - they will leave you anyway. They would come back every now and then to visit, but freedom is more precious for them than anything else:) And that I respect!!
I'm sure they are plotting daily. hahahaha and they want NO RECORDS of their meetings LOLOL
I love all corvidae birds. The are very careful, and they always know what you are up to! Plus they look like old man with his hand in the pockets when the walk, it is hilarious to watch!
Funny enough - raven is on my list to draw, but I have looong list :D
I agree completely... I'm a huge fan of words and using them well... and she does. I truly enjoy intellectual minds with hearts to match. That piece on desire... There is a level of transparency here that meets us squarely in a place reflective of our own vulnerabilities, our trappings - our weaknesses as human beings on display. It's direct. It's honest. It hits hard because we recognise it within ourselves - it may be possible to hide from the world for a while, but we cannot deny what is visible to the inner eye... and @strega.azure is not afraid to hold the mirror up for all to see.
But still... desire is transmutable.
Loved the artwork here too - the vulnerability of a spectacular creature, even in death, lovingly and reverently held in the palm of one's hand. Your triptych feels like a representation of the circle of life embracing death. !LUV
I found this post featured on dreemport.
#dreemerforlife
So gutting(metaphorically of course) oneself on the internet is way easier than talking in real life. And walking this road further - drawing about stuff is way easier than writing about them. For me at least.
Plus the medium used by one to describe internal monologue or emotional state - can make all the difference I guess. I like the notion that ones pain can put smile on others faces. And I don't mean that in bad way.
What I mean - our experience both good and bad can be a source of knowledge for others. That is exact reason why we read books, why we listen to music, why we look at paintings. It is painless way to learn, to experience ways and means beyond all what we can imagine in our own heads.
It is a kind of transfusion of thoughts but stripped of their troublesome aspects.
I don't know. Words fail me today :D
The word 'transcendental' is banging around my skull, but it also sounds somehow snobbish and crass in the same time...
Hmmm, this is deep. As I read through the post, I tried imagining what you might have been thinking or what was going through your mind as you wrote the post.
You are super-talented. Not only good at poetry, but also a good artist. Your work is fascinating.
#dreemerforlife #dreemport
Thank you very much for your comment @jessicaossom!
I suppose trying to catch the transience of a moment, the elusiveness of a thought, is for me the essence of writing. Only then what we write is really honest. At least - I think that.
But finding the words when we are very emotional - it's really very difficult, and here - a medium like a pencil is much easier to navigate - it doesn't require naming thoughts in words. The words come much more easily later, once you've 'drawn them out'.
Thank you for popping by!
This is truly dark and you did it in a very artistic way. Despite the dark theme of both the written Content and the follow-up graphic, your creativity and artistic skill made it very intriguing. Hehe.
I was hooked from the intro of the post. Wow! I have a special liking for poetry although I'm not someone that writes one. Haha. The structure of your intro made me calm down to read each line over and be sure I'm getting the full message. Lol.
As for the graphics, that's SOMETHING! Haha. Now that I'm thinking of it, I'm not sure that I've ever seen a chameleon in real life, whether living or dead. Weird, right?
Well Done, Strega.
Your post was featured on DreemPort and we have it on our Twitter page. Hehe.
https://twitter.com/DreemFlare/status/1680970068035813378
#dreemerforlife
I was actually afraid to post such thing. I don't really want make people sad or scared or melancholic even. But I decided otherwise - becouse I actually believe that there are people out there that think in the same way, or if not - can immerse enough to understand what I am trying to say.
I would love to call what I am writing poetry, but it is far from it. I really want to learn how to write according to the rules of poetry, so that the rhythm of each line matches, with the counting of syllables and so on. But English is my second language, and words appear in my head in both English and Polish. If I were to write what actually appears there, one verse would be in Polish and the next in English. Each language also has its own character, its own 'singing quality'.
Prose is difficult but translatable with the right skills, but poetry is always something different in every language. Sometimes it loses, but sometimes it gains. I hope that what I am writing makes at least a little original sense.
So for now I am writing blank verses, we will see how it will develop in the future :D
I've seen chameleon in real life one. One of my work college had a pair. Teeny tine creatures. I just loved them!
But I have so many pictures of those(way more alive, just to clarify things ;)!) i could draw one every day of the year, and still not use all those pictures :D
Thank you for your visit, and for a twitt about my work @kenechukwu97!
Amazing, Strega. It's interesting to read the things you write and I like how you articulated your thoughts and embedded that in the post. I also like the alignment that is visible in the text and the graphics.
It's not obvious that you are not a native English speaker. Hehe. Anyone would easily think you are one. So, keep up the good work 👍.
Well Done.
Thank you for your kind words, truly @kenechukwu97!
I am on aesthetic freak side, not gonna lie :D It takes plenty of time for me to do a post - I am changing resolution of the pictures so they will work smoothly, I started to add watermark(better safe than sorry :D), and I designed feather and diamond ornaments some time ago to make my post look nicer :D Pure vanity!
You are a great writer, artist and poet. I was following up your step by step procedures on how you were able to draw the dried corpse of a chameleon. It looks so real that one would hardly believe it was a drawing, but you presented undoubtable proofs 😂😂😂.
#dreemerforlife
I am glad you liked it! Anatomy is little obsession of mine:)
Thank you for all kind words! And for a visit:)
See you around!
There is indeed no end to human desires, the painful thing about it is, sometimes or should I say most times, they end up leaving us with pains, because most of them will never see the light of day,hmm! nothing is as dark as being in that condition.
Problems don't have ends as well, the little time we have should be spent doing what makes us happy, laugh as hard as you can we you find an occasion, visit decent places that put smiles on your face, watch skits that causes humour, life is short and we don't have to spent all of it in our sorrows.. 😁
Your drawing is excellent, I love every bit of it. I never liked chameleon before but your work made me admire it today.
#dreemerforlife #dreemport
Desire as illusory and depraving as it can be - it is the perfect breeding ground for art. In real life it causes far more problems than in books or films :))))
Yep! That's life. Sometimes there is nothing we can do apart try our best not to fall into pieces :D
Use up our time the best we can seem to be always good advise :)
Thank you very much! They are really amazing! And the way they walk, I just love it!!!
'Yes, no, yes no, yes?'
video by pnorthy23, YT
You are welcome ❤️🥰
If there is any other word to qualify your talent I would probably use that word, cause right now I am left in awe, of how amazing you are.
This drawing is so real, who would have thought, until I saw the step-by-step process.
Keep shining sis, you rock!!!
#dreemerforlife.
Thank you so much @amiegeoffrey
I am very flattered! Anatomy is really my thing, and I am glad people find it interesting too!
Cheers!
I must say, you’re really wonderful and good at what you do. The final product of the drawing looks so real. Keep doing what you do!❤️
Thank you very @nhaji01! Happy to be here, and hope I'll be spare enough time to work on my craft:)
Thank you for stopping by!
I hope you have enough time to work on what you love. Have a good day!
Wow.... for the few times I have come across your posts, you have been doing greatly with your art and drawing. This wows me much with how you drew that chameleon making it look so real. Why not put it out for people to appreciate the work of art from you? This is amazing.
Even your poem, I read line by line and even read all over again so as to be sure of understanding every bit of it. That was an outstanding poem about life and us. Sometimes, we need some detachment and not completely, to relief ourselves.
#dreemerforlife
To be fair, after art academy graduation - I haven't work on my skills much. What I did - I would just put my sketchbooks in the drawer, and never bother to look a them again.
It made me very sad and depressed that I couldn't devote more time to my passions because I had to work professionally to pay the bills. However, it was worth working hard so that I could now have a little more time to do what I love. I am happy to share what I do with people who can appreciate the time I put into it.
The result is still far from what I would like to achieve - but I enjoy the process, I enjoy learning and, above all, I enjoy the fact that others like what I do:)
I am glad you find my writing interesting too.
I would say - humour maybe cannot cure stuff, but it adds a great deal to our everyday comfort:)
Thank you @princessbusayo, your words mean a lot to me:)
Someday, the result will be worth something. In the meantime, enjoy the process. It's hard though trying to focus on what you enjoy and love doing but just because we want to survive and meet our daily needs, we pend them down while channeling our time on jobs to pay the bills... I hope you find time for your passion alongside your professional job. I wish you all the best 👍
Often there are not enough hours in the day, it's true, but that doesn't mean I don't have to try. The more I draw - theoretically - I will be able to do it faster. In a way, the fact that I have to work professionally gives me a boost to develop my creative skills, to get better at it and faster :D Is that make any sense??
When I laugh so much in my anger and frustration, I always think, ugh, I'm getting insane.
Dark humor is just humor to me when it's kind of a distant thing I can't relate to it but I do know about it. We don't have a chameleon here so, what you draw is special even if it's a mummified one. 🤭
The depths of your sentiments. You're amazing!
💛Made my way here through #dreemport. #Dreemerforlife
Glad to see I am not the only one :D
I live in UK, so we don't have those lovely creatures here too, but this fact doesn't stop me from loving them:)
Thank you very much for all nice things you said! Really appreciate you your visit!
Your works are always extraordinary. great drawings. #dreemerfolife
Thank you very much!
I've never seen someone so skillful in the art of drawing and writing at the same time, I'm always left in awe anytime I come across your post. So brilliant, I just learned another artistic illusion coffee can do, giving your background that aged look. Continue being awesome!
Thank you very much for your visit and kind words!
I am glad you liked that:) I have still few tricks up my sleeve:)))
You are multiskilled yourself @glorydee! Cheers to that!
Good one! Looks like a tiny fossilized dinosaur.
I thought so too! Could be thousands years or just 'dried' last week. I bet all bugs loved it :)
There's a lot to process in this one, that is for sure. 😅
You're definitely on point with what you said about humor being a tool to cope with despair and difficult situations. Sometimes laughter is the only thing to do because if you don't laugh, you'll cry.
The tea stain is * perfect *, what a nice touch for this subject. You are a dark (deep?) soul, and I mean that in the kindest way.
Enjoyable post, as usual, Strega! : )
Yeah, if I had more time I would send another couple of hours to get more details to be fair. So many little bones!
I am glad you share my view on this. It is odd that laughter is so close to despair, right??
I was hoping it will give old parchment kind of vibes:) I am glad it was noticeable by viewers:) I yeah, am dark soul, I see this as a greater complement I could get:) My primary school teacher once said that I am 'old soul', I like sound of this too:)
Only a true anatomy lover could tackle the subjects you depict 😅. Always impressive.
Yes, laughter can be the best medicine, and like most medicine it can be bitter at times! Laughter is also like social currency, in some ways. A lot can be communicated with a laugh.
An "old soul"...I didn't want to call you old 😆 lol, so I chose "dark" instead. So!
-->What's the best dirty joke you can share?🫢
Yeah, big obsession of mine :D
I was called old soul in primary school, so now I should be at an advanced age :D
None of mine are suitable to go public on blockchain platform :D
It would definitely destroy my reputation :)
An advanced agefull of wisdom and experience.Oh! I see. You weren't exaggerating, then! Fair enough 😅.
Just a little fun ;)
I don't mind either way to be fair, we don't have power over time, better just get along with it:)
You are a great writer and artist. You sure gave a detailed description and I am in awe.
You are very talented and you also have a great sense of humour. Kudos to you on this beautiful masterpiece.
#dreemerforlife
Thank you very much! Glad to see there are more people that enjoy dark humour:)
Cheers!
You always blow me away with your amazing artwork, every piece you created is a masterpiece. It takes only a creative artists to use unimaginable items to perfectly bring out a masterpiece, this time it is an earl grey black tea and pencils that performed the magic.
#dreemport #dreemerforlife
Thank you very much, I am very, very flattered.
To be fair - creativity is only language I know to express what I actually feel. Words fail me very often, so I am putting way more effort into my drawing skills. Still plenty to learn though:)
Thank you for your visit!
You are welcome 🤗
Woah!! You are so good that sometime I wish I could draw, but it's not really my calling, everything is so detailed...your the best I have seen and the poem is really beautiful...let me sleep and embrace the silence....🦋😍
I am glad you find my work interesting:)
I think that everyone should expand and extend those skills that they feel and that really bring joy. A compulsion is not the same as a challenge, and we also have to be able to differentiate between the two.
I bet you have plenty other interests to peruse!
Thank you for popping by!
Wow! This is amazing but kind of scary mere looking at it , I love your artwork , how I wish I can do this as well but nothing Is impossible.
#dreemerforlife #dreemport
It is just hours upon hours of work, nothing more :D I would love to spend more time on it, just real life is only on the way :D
Thank you for popping by!
You are welcome
Wasting time on your post really worth it. The artwork on this creature came out powerfully impressive. The artwork really gave me time to think deeply
Powerful poem,The last line of your poem hit me in my heart!(kudos to you @strega.azure ).
Thanks so much @strega.azure
#dreemerforlife #dreemport
Really appreciate that you used your precious time to check out my drawing and writing! Thank you for your visit @seunruth!
I was at the supermarket the other day. I was getting milk. I was blocking a lady from getting milk. "Sorry," I mumbled, getting out of the way. In my mind "I have a disability", sprung to mind as an appropriate response.
Instead, I internalised it.
When I got to the checkout, I told the checkout lady, who I've seen many times before. "She may have thought I was a lunatic had I said that," I concluded the anecdote.
"Perhaps she was a mental health professional?"
"Perhaps you, are a mental health professional?" She smiled.
"No, but my husband is,"
"Oh wonderful," I cut her off, "Does he have one of those jackets with the straps and buckles for me?"
I try to be "proper", but often fail. Failure is just good comedy leaving the body.
I too try to be proper, but to be fair - if my internal dialogs have some sort of weight or volume - I would be size of a planet :D
"Does he have one of those jackets with the straps and buckles for me?"
Have you seen movie 'The Jacket' with Adrien Brody??
You are so talented
You are skillful in drawing and writing too the drawing is amazing and very impressive
Keep it up dear
#dreemport
Thank you very much, really appreciate!
You are welcome
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, infants and fetuses give it up for this multitalented, Hivean, dreemer, a poet, writer, artiste, lady and partner Strega!!!!!🤗🤗🤗🥳🥳
The crowd goes wild
Always a #dreemerforlife😉
I don't know what to say! Thank yank you very much:)
LOL that was the idea, making you speechless was the goal😊😊
And blushed up to my ears?? 🤗
Hehehheehhehe glad I made you blush
see you around mate😊😊
At a point i was thinking it was two different drawings but with time i saw it is just one.
The drawing to me looks more its saying.
i dont know if you relate with that but thats how i feel
#dreemerforlife
I like playing with close ups when part of the drawing look very abstract:)
Both literally and metaphorically I would agree in full @fashtioluwa.
Thank you for your visit!
You are highly welcome sir @strega.azure
Not a Sir actually, just so you know. But no worries, half people on this platform thought I am a man :D
About my name - Strega (Strzyga (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstʂɨɡa])) is usually a female demon in Slavic mythology, which stems from the mythological Strix of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. The demon is similar to a vampire, and is predominantly found in Polish and Silesian folklore:)
oh.. cool.
Are you single strega🙂🙂🙂
i want to check something
hehehe
Nope, taken!
See you around!
😫😫😫...
I will manage I guess..😁😁😁... Anyways I still love you...
🤣 I bet you will be all ok!
Indeed, humor is one of the ways to tackle difficult situations. This is exceptional. This is the first time I am coming across and I must say I like your art. Hope to see more
#dreemerforlife
Hello @yahuzah, welcome to my blog!
Very glad that you like my work. There will be more, that's a promise!
See you around!
Dark humour, dark romance, dark chocolate. And I'm also dark in complexion so that pretty much completes the ensemble. Hehe. I love many things dark and you're right about the fact that there's no need to drown in your sorrows when you can simply joke them away. Cool stuff I tell you.
I wanna ask though, do you actually know how the skeletal system of chameleons are or you drew them from somewhere. Either way, my admiration and respect for you has skyrocketed beyond belief. I'm sure you hear it all the time but I'm saying it again because it's true and because I can, hehe. You're amazing.💖
A #dreemerforlife
So nice to see you here @jhymi!
Dark humour, dark romance, dark chocolate. I would want to get rid of the romance part, but then I thought about classic literature, like Tolstoy' 'Anna Karenina', that end tragically... Yeah i can work with that:)
Unfortunately there are no chameleon where I live - apart from zoo, and I don't like places like that. I found picture that had good enough resolution to work with it. If I had better one - it could have even more details:) But it would took another couple of hours to complete the drawing... and my time is limited as such.
Thank you, and really appreciate your comment!
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That's amazing. Strega's a gem. And you are too.🤗
Now this is art. The whole piece about dark humor (I'm a fan of dark humor too :) ) and then the chameleon drawing. Just incredible
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Cool! I wish I could draw the way you do. Not only do I lack the drawing materials but I also lack the time to learn more of it. I can only draw basic things and doodles unlike you who seem to be on the pro level.
The words you expressed were deeply felt and creative at the same time. It invokes in me not only the image of introversion but also the longing for isolation for peace.
Welcome to my blog @idlemind! I like your doodles! Especially one with heart and puppet:)
Any manual skill takes time. I think that talent without constant practice is of no use. Even though I studied at art in school, I spent all my evenings perfecting my craft, sacrificing many other things, such as socialising. So there is always something for something.
Even today, I sacrifice many other things to be able to spend time with a paper and pencil. I give up reading books in favour of audiobooks to enjoy books at lest little. I hardly ever watch films, TV series or even the news, because they distract me from drawing too much.
So, in a way, art isolates me from the world :D Nevertheless, it give something back, and that's why it will always be a priority for me.
@strega.azure I agree that passion needs sacrifices. I badly want to improve my drawing skills since was a child, but I didn't have the means then. Now that I have the resources to buy art materials, I don't have the time. I'm trying to make time for it though. My day job consumes most of my time, but lately, feeling burned out, I see to it that I'll allot time for writing and drawing.
Thank you for appreciating my drawing. 😊
I totally understand it, it took me years to get to the point I can spare at least some time for my passions - before that was only work / work / sleep :D
My pleasure!
Your drawings are amazing. That was neatly drawn. I like your first subtitle about desire and attachment, indeed there are a lot of things we desire and unconsciously we find ourselves attach to people and things around us.
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Yep! Don't get me wrong - attachment can can bright sides too, and I don't think it is impossible to get rid all of those:)
Thank you very much for your kind words and your visit to my blog!
See you around!
I love your art work, how you took picture of every step.
About your piece, I found the part you spoke about desire and attachment. Most times I think we desire so many things more like a fairytale life and lots more and then get attached quickly to anyone who shows us a bit of it.
About the Chameleon I found it intriguing cause of how fast it is in adapting to its surrounding (camouflage)☺️
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I would add that better to channel our desires into something either creative or useful. Doesn't have to be bad, as long we direct our passions and needs into right places :)
They are masters of it, but they are not only ones that have such great abilities - octopuses to name one - are masters of this craft:)
I really find your work fascinating ☺️☺️
Thank you very much - very much appreciate!
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I can't say that I personally agree with everything you have said, though I may be able to try and find some common ground perhaps? Life can indeed be harsh. I know that first hand.. well especially as a result of anything which mankind as a whole touches.
My coping mechanism, however, is my faith. Perhaps one of the more 'touchy' subjects, other than politics. But it gets me through the worst of it. I'm no stranger to loneliness either. I find comfort in the quiet of my soul. I find peace in my own tears, for I know I am alive.
p.s. I adore chameleons along with nature as a whole. Though I prefer seeing living creatures, you are clearly talented in your sketches. Peace. #dreemerforlife
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As I said - that is just my way to handle life, doesn't have to work for everybody:)
I am glad that you have your way to make your life better.
I wouldn't call this subject 'touchy', though. Stuff are what people make them. If they get angry or weird about certain subjects - then subjects become taboo and make others uncomfortable.
I would love to think we are in the safe space to encourage honesty:) Plus I am always up for healthy debate:)
Chameleons are yous lovely, really sad I don't have opportunity to see them in the wild. I have to be happy with pictures on the internet :D
Hi mate,
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I think it's important for people to share their views in an honest manner.. that way we can get to share our own with them. Both sides have the opportunity to gain greater insight, where they are of course free to make up their own minds.
On the note of Chameleons.. I live in Cape Town, and you can still find them in local vegetation here. They are truly adorable! Just saw that National Geographic has a vid on YouTube on the amazing little creatures :)
Open mind, and open heart seem to be good idea to me:)
They are truly amazing. The way they walk cracks me up each time. And those colours, patterns, and funny feet's, just adorable!
This might be hard to believe but I'm just learning that you're a woman, not a man 😂
And you're so talented from what I see, I could not imagine the work you put into this... So original and story telling.
I'm honored to find my way here from #dreemport because I am a #dreemerforlife 🥰
I love this part:) You are not the only one, most people here thought I am a guy :D
Really appreciate your kind words, thank you very much!
Haha you're amazing!
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Wow thanks
This is amazing!
This hit different to me! More like a moment of depression and moments of realization combined to form inspirations that one can feel in the soul! A deep reflection, thoughtful and insightful content.
With this form of writing you can tear up an individual on their knees, this pattern would make one read to the end because it captivates one's heart. How beautiful!
I haven't even mentioned the beauty and top-notch creativity that is embedded in these drawings. This could be a huge portrait hanging out for sale in an exhibition. You have a remarkable and fascinating skill I must confess to that and I implore you to make it much more extraordinary and unique💙.
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I would say it can be really healthy if we immerse ourselves in deep emotions. If we go there wilfully and with a plan to heal ourselves on the way - we can get our catharsis state:)
I am glad you like my work, thank you very much!
You nailed this! I'm excited I read this post :D
Omg, I love this art work I can feel a connection with this
Thank you very much:)
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U are welcome
I love the way I am scrolling and Al the pictures are aligning you did pretty well on this 👌👍.
I now understand when they say that art is life.
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I like playing with AI, but it isn't really my thing. I use digital tablet from time to time, but paper and pencil are my all time favourite:)
Thank you for your visit!
You are welcome they are beautiful
The truth about life generally is that laughter is the way to ease of the emotional stress and down time.
This drawing is the best drawing I have ever seen.
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That's exactly what it is. It is realise of the tension:)
Glad that you like my work, thank you for your visit!
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I agree! It is actually look fossil-like:)
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Being pissed about the news is one thing we share in common, it ruins my mood to be reminded about everything going on in the world. The problems are there but I choose to turn a blind eye and deaf ears for my well-being.
I concentrate more on influencing my environment than doing things that are beyond my capabilities.
The power of laughter can't be underestimated and that's one of the reasons why I find Hive as a home. I engage and interact with people who one way or the other put a smile on my face from time to time.
Your artwork, I am not in a position to rate your artwork because how you achieved this is still very confusing. I haven't met someone this extraordinary in a long time.
Having a talent of this height should make you find refuge in drawing. It's nice meeting sire...
#dreemerforlife
Basically, getting angry over things or situations over which we have no control - is actually pointless. However, we are creatures of flesh and blood and our mirror neurons often interfere with our clarity of vision.
But luckily - then laughter comes to the rescue:)
My posts are for everyone - to please, to comment, and to dislike too. I am always open to debate:)
I am very glad that you like my drawing, and really appreciate your visit and time you have spent to write such insightful comment!
I like the first part in which you talked about laughter being a weapon against life hardships, while I don't disagree, I don't want to encourage it, however, because as you said, it's dangerously close to madness.
I thought the post would be about that, but "Oh, art!!" I love the illustration! ...I draw too, but I don't (and can't yet) go into this much detail.
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I like to lead others astray:)
Every person has their own way to handle greyness of life, I bet you have your ways:)
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Wow!!! You are super amazing, I keep staring at the pictures for 5 minutes, and I was wondering how a lady can be this skillful.
You are good at what you do . You are a genius. I love both the write up and the pictures.
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Thank you very much, really appreciate!
Just happy to share my passion, that's all:)
Wow!
You have a magic hands when it when it comes to drawing. I wish I can borrow that hand. Lol😄.
Seeing the camaloen made me to remember the days I used to see it in farm. Creature!
Nice one🙌
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I bet you have skills on your own "kingsleyy:) Writing to name one:)
How big chameleons did you saw? Tiny one, or some bigger too?
The suffering 😫 and all the efforts and it didn't 😪. life is indeed fragile at times. But you will need to stay strong despite the situation. Not every scene must be accompanied with shedding tears. You are good 👍 designer I must compliment on that.
Stuff happens. And more often than not - there is nothing we can do about it. So... laugh it off!
I am glad you like my work, thank you for visiting my blog:)
Am also grateful for responding 🙏
Pleasure is all mine!
This speaks volume of how we really should love our life.
Most times, we really don't need to take happenings in life all serious but just rather need to laugh over the ones we can and go ahead.
You've got quite a skill in drawing...turned out so nice
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So nice to se you here @sperosamuel15!
All we need is balance. Laughter and tears, sorrows and joys. When there is too much of each - we become either careless or bitter. It is important to be in good terms with our emotions:)
Thank you very much, glad you like my work:)
You're always welcomed
Every line you have opened speaks volume. sometimes in life's tough moments, it takes few step backward to see how better a problem can be solved.
I so much love the progression and details incorporated in the drawing. Good job #dreamerforlife
To be fair - if I had more times on my hands I would spend another couple of hours on this, getting even more details. But one have to work!
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although me too I don't like watching news lol but I got angry when my father come into the parlor because he is coming to watch news I hate 7 o'clock pm because of my dad there is a movie we do watch by 8pm but if my dad just come in I got upset because he will come and be watching news only but once I am watching the movies I only laugh as a weapon to quench my dad anger in my heart and I love drawing any object in the television there was a day I watch a movies that deals with love and I draw the two lovers in the movie just that I forgot were I drop it if not I will have paste it here the essence of watching movie is to laugh and forget our sorrow and all the drawing you did are very nice.
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I'm glad you have your own way of escaping your problems for a while and immersing yourself in the land of romance and imagination. I hope, however, that you and Dad find a common language. Maybe there are some films you could see together?
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Oh uaaau, you are so talented and in so many ways! Your art is exquisite and I loved the way you introduce us to your drawing. To be honest, I wasn't expecting any drawing at all 😂😂😂
You clearly show us your passion for your work, so keep it up! 😊🙌
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I was probably more surprised by the artwork than the words but I probably came alive reading the part about using dark humor to cover life's misfortunes.
As humans we're deemed to be social creatures, but sometimes I just want to scream at the world for some peace and quiet from the many requirements of being human. The world should understand that sometimes, I just wanna be left alone.
I can totally relate with what you are saying. But unfortunately 'world' isn't some sort of amalgamate that you can cut yourself off it. It is interconnected with all our cells, all our memories, and more often than not - very reason of our misfortunes. So sadly - eventually you have to go out from you lair, and face it.
I hope with smile and witty humour up your sleeve:)
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