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vertigo

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Wednesday night I came down with a fit of vertigo (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) if you’ve had it you know how disorienting and distressing it can be. I had it once before in 2006 or 2007, so at least I knew what I was in for. Friday was the worst, but by Saturday I could feel it subsiding. Saturday night I drew two pictures simultaneously. The thing with vertigo is that your eyes tell you one thing and your inner-ear balance systems tell you another thing, making your brain go back and forth between two competing realities.
While I was drawing I thought it would make sense to “double expose” the images when I was done. So the first image is a combination of both drawings, and the other two images are the drawings. johnotterart125BOTH.jpg

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(originally posted to Instagram)

 

new drawing & deadline

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I really mean to post more here, so today I’ll add a recently completed drawing: ink and colored pencil on mat board, approximately 5×6″

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Also I’m working on a large painting for an upcoming exhibition whose deadline in now only a few days away. Hoping I can work on it for another 10 -20 hours this weekend. It’s gotten to the point where I’m working on it in 15-20 minute intervals any time that I can. I’ll post more about that when it’s complete.