It's amazing how stress can affect a person's ability to cope with emotions, pain levels, resilience to illness, skin condition, thought processes, muscle tension, fatigue and sleep patterns.....knew I'd get there in the end.
These are of course things I deal with at work on a day to day basis. Trying to find coping strategies for people, providing a more holistic approach to management than just reaching for the most conveniently placed bottle of red....aherm...
After visiting Edinburgh's Fruit Market gallery back in December, I discovered an artist by the name of Louise Bourgeois. During a period of her persistent insomnia, (November. 2004-June 2005...how on earth did she cope??), she took to drawing and writing nightly. Whatever was going on in her head on whatever scrap of paper she could find.
I thank my lucky stars for insomnia not being such a persistent problem for myself, but during the times I haven't been able to switch off properly lately, it has proved to be a bit of an inspiration. I'd say a good deal less frustrating than chewing the pillow or staring at a dark ceiling.
As for the content, yes it all appears to be winged. I entitled the first (unofficially)'Angry Bird', not a more vulgar reference to myself, though as it happens I was very angry at the time. It is now simply 'Insomnia'.
The other two have no titles. All created between the hours of 1-3.30am. I've yet to have a full blown session in oils at such unearthly hours.
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