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New Paintings About The Healing Process

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getupstandup, oil/graphite on panel, 21 x 27 inches getupstandup detail                                       progression 1, oil on panel, 10 x 12 inches                                          progressions 2, oil on panel, 10 x 12 inches                                 progressions 3, oil on panel, 10 x 12 inches                                 Been five months since I ruptured a disc in my spine.  Worst injury I've ever sustained in my life so far.  I made these during the dark days of April and May, working for fifteen or twenty minute stretches, until the pain became unbearable and I would have to go lay down again.   I traded some paintings for a laptop last year, though, and thank god, because I was able to stay on my art hustle from my back.   I feel as if I'm about 95% healed as of today, and good thing, too, as I'm about to take off on a three week tour of Northern California to hang artwork at music festival and nig