Friday 02142025

Yesterday I had an existential crisis so profound that when I got to the gym the check in dude asked “how are you doing?” with so much concern that I laughed. Working on a new drawing helps me focus my thoughts, turns the spiral into a linear manageable thought stream.

I had the idea for this drawing while I was driving, listening to War by We Are Not Friends. It was my first time hearing the song and I got that feeling I love, a sort of out of body experience where I’m seeing the music as a visual, tangible object. I don’t usually like expressing uneasiness or discontent, because people think it’s me asking for help. I’ve lived this way long enough to know how to help myself. I prefer working through things this way, but I’m getting comfortable with sharing more about the uneasiness that informs work like this because I see how much it resonates with other people.

There’s a lot of pain in this portrait, but it’s not permanent.