5/21/11

"Is it the thrill of danger"

My inspiration for this one came from my own experience.

When I was in Florida a couple of years ago, my aunt took me, my sister, and my brother to go take part in a flying trapeze lesson. Once we were all suited up and taught how to do the basics movements, the man in charge asked if anyone wanted to volunteer to go first. The thought of soaring through the air was exhilarating, and without a second thought, my arm was the first to go up. This was good. This is how I wanted it to be. I didn't want someone going before me with the possibility of doing it wrong and competely embarrassing himself/herself, or even possibly getting hurt. If I saw anything like that before it was my turn to go, then the feeling that I had at that point in time would have left me. I didn't want to let that happen. I wanted to be the first of the group to experience that rush you get from the thrill of danger. I love that feeling.
First brave soul.


I decided to draw a bungee jumper standing on a rail, about to let himself fall into the air below him. I didn't expect how hard it would be to draw the back of a person's body... that was definitely a difficulty I had with this one. I'm also my own worst critic, so maybe I notice it more than others do? I'm not sure, but in my eyes the body looks unproportional. Oh welllll, ya live, ya learn.

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