Sometimes art is the simplest of expressions!
So a little bit of background:
Im kind of a big guy. Not in any specific way? Im just rather broad and so when I stand next to others, I often tend to make them look smaller.
*However* much like a large dog who thinks hes a lap dog I am constantly unable to comprehend how large I am. Im not quite sure why… well I have ideas but thats something for a therapist or at least a seperate blog post… but regardless Im constantly shocked at the size of shirts I have to wear, I bump into things, people tell me to force something because it cant be broken and I prove them wrong… in the words of that english speaking, italian accented, japanese superhero plumber :
🤌it'za pro-blem 😅🤌
Anyways, cut to a party I recently attended hosted by some faire friends. They and my partner are all realatively short/small in stature. Hugging them, standing among them and talking, helping reach high things… im suddenly QUITE aware of my size…
While also drunk on like 4 mugs of alcoholic butter beer. Good times!
The next day I was looking around and found a series of pictures about famous horses and came across this big boy.
Biggest horse ever! His name was Brooklyn Supreme.
I sent it to my partner, who is aware of the context, and I said something like “Yup. This is what i felt like standing and drinking with you and the twins”
We shared a laugh. But I wasnt quite satisfied. The void spoke to me and in the infinite wisdom of the beyond I witnessed a message, the quest of what this picture needed to truly perfect my expression of body dysmorphia.
Googley Eyes!!
With nothing to do while waiting for my cars inspection I pulled out my stylus, opened sketch and set to work to apply the perfect touch.
I came up with this.
Hmm. Too… 80s music video (aka coked out) that’s a horse whose SEEN some shit. Of course given this was from the era where coke and heroine were active ingredients in childrens cough syrup (btw, grandma didnt walk uphill both ways, she was just tripping balls) it’s quite possible there was coke in the feed.
Decided to try again.
Hmmmm now it’s almost angry. Like that horse KNOWS the man is skimming the winnings and will sell him to the knacker. He’s just waiting for his chance…
No no no! All wrong. It needs more
Googley Moogley
Finally after careful consideration…
Voila! Eureka! Magnificenté! *chefs kiss* it’s beautiful! Fit for the wall of a money laundering museum front! Or at least for the british museum to loot.
You’re welcome for the enrichment I just brought to these 5 wasted minutes of your life. <3