Topography of hands

Topography of hands - (definition) mapping of surface features: the study and mapping of the features on the surface of land, including natural features such as mountains and rivers, the hand of this artist and constructed features such as highways and railroads 2. area’s features: the features on the surface of a particular area 3. description of structure: a study or detailed description of the various features of any object or entity or the symbolic meaning of my hand and the relationships of all the elements and representative subjects in this drawing

Such as eggs symbolizing ideas not ready to be hatched - which are being stowed away for when there is time to bring those concepts to life...un-hatched, un-emerging.
I will be emerging... I will be emerging forever...

not the prescribe artist existence

This is an ink drawing I started a few days ago -

still in the early stages. My idea for it is to convey the feeling of not ever having the time or energy I need to devote to my painting. I thought of a resting figure depicting myself being tired from constantly going at a fast pace in my life and a figure that symbolizes being pulled in various directions. There is hands on the outer edges that signify myself and members of my family and our needs that need to be met. The overall idea for the title is the lag I feel in the lack of time I have right now in my life. I feel like the series of paintings I have been working on is starting to get stale. My interest in it and some other ideas for paintings are starting to lag because of the lost time due to everyday demands.

I’m not worried about my series never being

completed. I just needed to do something completely different to motivate myself and this drawing is it. I’m expressing that frustration of not ever having the time I need.

Being an artists makes trying to accommodate the

rest of the world challenging because I am not always able to go at my own pace. It seems to be a work in progress, trying to find a good balance. I don’t believe in living the prescribe artist existence of little sleep and no thought to personal health or concerns of other family members. I feel that I’m just as much an artist as anyone else, but my family matters as much as my art and how I go about living and creating is very individualized. If I get sucked into cyberspace I’m still an artist whether those out there who claim utter devotion to their craft like it or not!