Camouflage

Holy Moses...! Here we are, another new week, another new word!! Ahhh, but this time, I'm on top of Illustration Friday...

Thanks to my friend Carole, when I told her the new word... her idea was waaaay better then what I had.. Although I'm sorry Carole, it most likely wasn't what you had envisioned.

Camouflage... great word, what are we trying to hide? Most people are trying to hide something.. With me, it's my emotions.. I camouflage my emotions with laughter. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail miserably.

In this case, my camouflage is a scrawny kid, trying to look bigger by wearing baggy clothes. Rock on dude!

Rejection

It's been a while since I've done any illustrations for Illustration Friday.. I really didn't think that I'd be doing this weeks either. Rejection... how in the hell do you illustrate ....... REJECTION...?

Sitting in my hotel room Sunday night.. I felt insignificant and very much alone.. I sat and thought about the current turn of events in my life... and then my illustration came to me..

All friendships go through tough times, up times and down times... It's the true friendships that can weather and endure those times, those are the friendships that will become stronger because of it.. Which made me think of my best friend, Ann... We're going through a tough time right now.. I'm not even sure if we'll ever be able to recover from it.... only time will tell I guess...

Sadness, sadness is a word that comes to mind when I think of rejection. I wanted it to come through in my illustration... So, which one is me...? The answer may surprise you. I gave, I opened my heart even though I had many reservations.... I trusted, I cared.. I love my best friend like a sister... and yet.... here I am... walking away, due to differences, expectations.. hurt feelings.. harsh words.... Walking away... hmmmm..... rejection.....

This is one of the few pictures that I put very little color into it.. I wanted it to feel as bleak and drained as I feel right now... but through it all, all I can say, is that if it's meant to be, this too will work out and we will be stronger friends.. We'll understand even more about each other...

Which one is me?.. you ask.... Honestly... both....