Re: I love all the pretty colors...
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:26 pm
So.
I haven't picked up a paint brush since November- because in December I suffered that major setback with my vision and it's been a difficult adjustment losing so much of the sight in the right eye I'd only just regained through the second set of surgeries.
I should say I hadn't picked one up, until this week.
That's because a buddy sent me some really incredible WDW pictures- fireworks and other gorgeous views- and I was inspired to try painting again for the first time since the setback.
I lack the technical skill (and talent) to create a really accurate rendering- I mean I didn't count the towers before I painted them- I just looked at the picture, thought of all the memories of the castle that I have accumulated in my lifetime and then I tried to paint the associated emotions. My impression of the castle and fireworks.
This is what I came up with...
I still want to try to paint Main Street all lit up (I haven't forgotten your encouraging words, hobie...) and also the Illuminations fireworks. I might even try a monorail, who knows :) I hope to get to them really soon...cause...well, you see, what happened on the right, a posterior vitreous detachment that resulted in a retinal tear- is something that usually doesn't happen until a person is in their seventies or eighties if at all but they say that because of the surgeries I've already had, it's going to happen to me again on the other side too.
Most likely within the next twelve to twenty four months.
When it happens, there will be no warning.
There will be nothing I can do to prevent it (though there's no more Test Track or Star Tours for me- that could definitely make things worse), stop it in progress or control how much vision I lose- the only thing I can do is get to the Retina Clinic as quick as possible and hope they can help stop the retina going altogether.
It could be only what I've lost on the other side and I'm left with another constantly moving, floating obstruction that your mind is always trying to see around but can't, or it could be even worse but I don't want to think about that. Just the thought of having the vision I have on the right on the left as well is difficult to accept but something I'm trying to prepare myself for.
So needless to say, I want to keep this from getting to me and preventing me from painting now, while I am definitely able to do it with the really ginormous glasses on.
So thanks to my buddy for the inspiration and for spurring me on not to waste any more time.
When you least expect it people sure can sprinkle enough pixie dust to help you remember how to fly.
thanks so much.
bru
I haven't picked up a paint brush since November- because in December I suffered that major setback with my vision and it's been a difficult adjustment losing so much of the sight in the right eye I'd only just regained through the second set of surgeries.
I should say I hadn't picked one up, until this week.
That's because a buddy sent me some really incredible WDW pictures- fireworks and other gorgeous views- and I was inspired to try painting again for the first time since the setback.
I lack the technical skill (and talent) to create a really accurate rendering- I mean I didn't count the towers before I painted them- I just looked at the picture, thought of all the memories of the castle that I have accumulated in my lifetime and then I tried to paint the associated emotions. My impression of the castle and fireworks.
This is what I came up with...
I still want to try to paint Main Street all lit up (I haven't forgotten your encouraging words, hobie...) and also the Illuminations fireworks. I might even try a monorail, who knows :) I hope to get to them really soon...cause...well, you see, what happened on the right, a posterior vitreous detachment that resulted in a retinal tear- is something that usually doesn't happen until a person is in their seventies or eighties if at all but they say that because of the surgeries I've already had, it's going to happen to me again on the other side too.
Most likely within the next twelve to twenty four months.
When it happens, there will be no warning.
There will be nothing I can do to prevent it (though there's no more Test Track or Star Tours for me- that could definitely make things worse), stop it in progress or control how much vision I lose- the only thing I can do is get to the Retina Clinic as quick as possible and hope they can help stop the retina going altogether.
It could be only what I've lost on the other side and I'm left with another constantly moving, floating obstruction that your mind is always trying to see around but can't, or it could be even worse but I don't want to think about that. Just the thought of having the vision I have on the right on the left as well is difficult to accept but something I'm trying to prepare myself for.
So needless to say, I want to keep this from getting to me and preventing me from painting now, while I am definitely able to do it with the really ginormous glasses on.
So thanks to my buddy for the inspiration and for spurring me on not to waste any more time.
When you least expect it people sure can sprinkle enough pixie dust to help you remember how to fly.
thanks so much.
bru
