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Gearworld: Jackalope Offeringby `ursulav

Traditional Art / Paintings / Surreal

My last gearworld painting was an offering to the gods of love--this one is an offering, if such exist, to the gods of psychopharmacology.

I painted it while coming off a five-month stint on Effexor XR, an antidepressant. If you've never been in the state of requiring meds to haul you out of a hole--well, may the merciful gods keep such a fate far from you. A lot of the time it felt like I was crawling along, following a trail of exceedingly peculiar breadcrumbs, in the hopes that it'd lead back to myself at the end. And it did, and so I am terribly grateful to the miracles of modern chemistry, but at the same time, there's something very weird and a little freaky about deliberately hacking your own brain.

So, jackalope skull, hung with pills and the obligatory small fish, and my apologies for the pretentiousness of the imagery, but it was what I had to work with. The background graffiti is mostly a listing of side-effects and warnings to avoid alcohol/empty stomach/orgasms/heavy machinery/etc.

This, I suspect, is the last Gearworld painting for at least a little time--I felt the door in my head close with a click when it was done. Oh, well. It comes when it comes--back to waiting for the next crack under the door.

Acrylic/mixed media on gessoboard, 12 x 24, original is sold, prints are available, send a note or visit [link] for details.

love 1 1

joy 1 1

wow 1 1

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

~~neutral 0 0~~

*NaylaSmith Jun 7, 2011 Student General Artist

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!silverwing1979 Sep 22, 2008

I love this.

[*whispers* Is it a terrible reflection on me that I read it as "Jack Off" at first? How ironic, considering the typical libido-suppressing side-effects of anti-depressants...!]

~bluehentrooper May 8, 2008

Effexor, eh? Yup, definitely been there. I knew Life was chewing on you pretty badly for a while there, but I didn't guess that it was clinical. Then again, that's not the sort of thing you broadcast to strangers with glee, I guess.

I'm glad to hear that it got you through the hard times, though. Too many people don't have the courage/knowledge/health insurance/etc. to reach out for help when they need it.

~xandju Apr 25, 2008

Glad to hear that your feeling better - I was on Effexor XR for a short time as well, and Thank God we're off it! Life is better without meds, i think. While Effexor keeps you from being depressed, I also keeps you on an even kneel - so not sad, but not really happy either.
I love your art, and I think pills or not, you'll contine to be great at it. lol teach me<3

~phoenixineohp Apr 10, 2008

I've been on Effexor ER for... 8? years now. It's life blood. Just about literally. So I offer hugs and support and a warm beverage and thank you for your art.

Though, I must say, I'm not familiar with the orgasm avoidance.

You would think that people on it need all the endorphins and happinesses they can get!

!kawaifox11 Apr 3, 2008

it looks like it was done by the famous painter Georgia O'Keeffe who painted cow sckulls

~ShallowBlue Apr 2, 2008 Student Traditional Artist

haha xD I like this pic. It is comedy mixed with ordinary stuff as it usually is in your pics.
haha xD I can't stop laughing for myself when I see the fish, it was a great idea to have it in your pic.
Lovely work~

~Ren-K Mar 29, 2008 Professional Digital Artist

That is wonderfully amazing! I'm especially appreciative of the graffiti.

hugs for making it out the dark hole!

~lassie102 Mar 28, 2008 Student

this reminds me of georgia o'keeffe (sorry). but there's something about a skull in the middle of a paper that has been so well known by her that it reminds me of her. that aside, this is a wonderful painting, it's very well rendered and the wall behind makes the skull in an unusual place. the pills and fish make it more interesting, however the total image is still very well balanced (not like it's a bad thing)

the rendering and bluntness makes this piece very drawing to the eye

~FinalGamer Mar 28, 2008

Interesting inspiration <<

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