Extraterrestrial Forensic Portrait Catalogue

Good Morning!

After yesterday’s post I felt pretty good to have talked about someone who I deeply miss and the rest of the day was fantastic. I did some really cool tattoos on some awesome people and I very much enjoyed talking with them and learning about their lives. But, once i went to sleep I ended up having some pretty tough dreams and it made me realize just how much I am still grieving my friend even after a few years.

This morning I feel like I could use a good cry and some painting time but as a responsible adult I have to get going to work shortly. Thankfully my job is creative and I can learn about someone new today and the life they’re living. I’ll be starting a beautiful large-scale, full color floral piece today so that’s something to look forward to.

I am sad but happy to have that sadness because it’s based on such a level of connection that I didn’t think I would find in my lifetime. When I have a chance soon I’m definitely going to start a painting to assess my feelings about this. As I’ve grown older I’ve realized my approach to embracing grief has really changed from when I was younger. Now I almost look forward to it because it brings me back to those moments with the people I’ve loved that I won’t be seeing again. There’s some level of stability to it that I think I need to further analyze. I’m not sure exactly how to put it into words at this time.

There are so many people that I miss and moments that I wish I could experience first-hand (not from memory) again. I’m thankful that I’m able to remember and celebrate those times with them through my artwork.

Stay curious!