This week it has been crazy hot and humid
that awful paper never drying humid
which has played havoc with my current obsession with all things crustacean related
but I got in nice and early this morning and finally got this crab out of my head
which is quite a line to write isn't it
now I have images of crabs running around up there
maybe they can chase out the hamsters that make my brain spin a mad amount
I have no clue where the crabs and crustacean thoughts came from
I am not a huge lover of them, though Sinus would exist on nothing else given the chance
and we had a bad experience with a rogue crab appearing out of nowhere
in our house when we lived in Florida
which resulted in much squealing and jumping on chairs
it was eventually rounded up and chased back into the estuary we lived on
but it was quite the thing
we also had rogue coconuts appear in our car space regularly
but that is a whole other story
For the last week or so I have been doing a series of sketches in one of my books
mind you I chose the one I hate the most as it sort of absorbs the paint
and the colours are always more muted than I like
but despite being annoyed every time I use it, I continue to paint and draw in it
no clue why except that now it has so many in there that i feel the need to fill it
So the two crabs arrived first
then the prawn turned up on a page
quickly followed by another crab
which is not my favourite sketch I must say
it looks mildly menacing
but it didn't stop me jumping in and doing the large one
which I love
I used 640 gr hot pressed paper to combat the humidity
and I do love working larger
so it was fun from beginning to end
and there is one part I am really loving
see the legs in this part... loving them
I am thinking that i may have this crustacean obsession put to bed for the minute
although I am starting to think lobsters
so maybe not quite yet
happy painting all...xx