The freak show
My father used to ski jump, my mother trained gymnastic. They both flirted with athletics.
Hatching a chick that had other interest was quite boggling to them. I had the feeling they often didn’t know what exactly to do with me and how to guide me. They tried forcing of course. I was enrolled in 2 sports after school activities. It wasn’t that I was bad at it. I didn’t excel either, but what dragged me down is my lack of competition and that I simply found no joy and sense in exercise. I dreaded all group sports. It was like I lacked that primal, aggressive, possessive gene. WIN. You have got to get that ball, you have got to run faster, jump higher, be better and you have got to win!
Yes. Some of you know, I do gym every week. If I behave even 4 times a week. There are actually times where I don’t mind going, when I feel like I belong and at times it is even fun. But sometimes I feel like a performing trained circus animal. When I look around gym that is exactly how it looks. A bunch of apes and tools. I think of old Circus posters where the trainer holds the whip surrounded by tigers jumping through burning hoops.
“Well, have you eliminated fat out of your diet? And white flour! God that is pure poison!”
“Oh wow, she looks great for her age!”
“Can you believe she has 3 kids? And looks like that?!”
“I really like those tights. Where did you get them?”
“You look great today and to think I gained some weight again!”
“I only managed to get two visits in this week I bet it will show on the scale.”
The most common things you hear on a weekly base. Yes. Please tell me again how we are here for the sake of our health.
This was in the process for two weeks or more. Drawn in Corel, edited in Gimp. I would say in total it took me over 25 hours. Just research and reference on older poses, figures, composition, etc. took me a while. You see at first I wanted to make it more vintage but at the end I let it run its course so I ended up with a mix of old and new.
No worries … I'm not throwing stones. And if it seems so I’m throwing them at myself too. One of those sentences and characters is mine.
Love you drawings!!! The poster is awesome!
I go to the gym only because then I can excuse myself to eat all the crap that I want but I have never been a sporty person. It is something that you either have or not.
Lovely sober circus poster.
That one in the nike outfit. The clown?
Hmm, actually I think I'm wrong. Obviously, the clown is the guy. You're the trainer, working with the group.
Isn't it obvious im the knowitall? Haha...I even dressed that toon in my tshirt.....the bunny one. The nike outfits are usually the mommies. They like their brands. Then again so do the clowns. If you want more insight u'll simply have to send me a pic of your palm (both of them). I prefer those when i do my readings.
I have no idea what people wear. I was watching that bunny, yes. But couldn't figure it out.
Hm, I never had a palm reading. Now I'm interested what you'd say.
Being a dyed-in-the-wool introvert, I never liked team sports. I was always more into the sport for the self, horses, tennis (not doubles), skiing etc.
I did, however, have one semester of women's rugby at University and met the most amazing people. My friends and I were the 'straight girls' of which there were 4 of us out of 20.
We had the best time, but I did not like my own attitude when I was playing. I found an odd aggression that came out of me and rugby is a pretty aggresive sport.
I hung up my cleats after one season even though my team and coach (a funny little Welsh man) begged me to stay in. My tall stature made for a good rugby player, but I never want back.
The only team sport I tried and LOVED was polo, as it combined horses and tradition. It is an expensive sport, though, so sadly, it's been awhile. I would do that again though, in a heartbeat.
I didn't like the pressure with team sports or should i say failure - leting people down. I did enjoy badminton - but i had a great team i knew very well. And thats sort of it...i dont have that agression or the sports didnt bring it out. I often even faked excitement for the sake of others lol. But its more or less the same with all group activities....even partying. It doesnt help me that i dont drink. Maybe that would make me feel more in the zone and bonded. :D
This is a really fun poster. Maybe your gym will let you hang it up and sell prints?
So is that really you with the bunny shirt? Do you lift free-weights? That's pretty hardcore. I definitely wouldn't have the coordination to pull that off without injuring myself.
Somehow your head is a lot smaller than I would have imagined! ;-)
Its not me me...its sort of version of me looool. :D Though the legs are there there and the tshirt is mine. And yeah... I dislike cardio and suck at it so i stick to weights. My usuall deadlift range is between 60-70kg. Depends on repetition. I actually hate that one. :) At some point I did 90kg squats....but i was in a rly top form back then and actually went to gym 4-5 times a week. I guess it is sort of amusing...usually we think of artists as scrawny under-nurtured people lol.
I doubt my gym will post this....would prolly get in an "accident" after lol.
90 kg squats!!! I consider myself in pretty good shape but that would put my back out for sure!
Good for you!