{"id":798,"date":"2017-06-08T17:17:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T21:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doodlesam.com\/blog\/?p=798"},"modified":"2025-08-24T20:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:17:15","slug":"sleep-migraine-still-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doodlesam.com\/blog\/sleep-migraine-still-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep with Migraine, A Still Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Above: “Sleep with Migraine, A Still Life” – watercolor and charcoal on paper, 24″x 18″<\/h3>\n

A Still Life<\/h2>\n

Always when a migraine visits me, I do my best to keep the day on track. I swallow my pills, paint a smile on my face, put my best foot forward.<\/p>\n

The aura progresses, reaches a point where I would be considered temporarily legally blind in all likelihood. Today I reached that point while making scrambled eggs. I’m pretty sure I didn’t serve them to my wife half raw.<\/p>\n

The day wears on. My resolve wears down. The pain in my head expands. My body becomes dead weight.<\/h3>\n

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Detail of “Sleep with Migraine, A Still Life” – watercolor and charcoal on paper, 24″ x 18″<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inevitably, I reach a point where I can’t go much farther. I need to lie down. I need to let the earth absorb my weak body. I need to sleep.<\/p>\n

I reached that point around 11 last night, almost 12 hours after the migraine started. Not a bad run.<\/p>\n

Then I got the idea for this painting. Perhaps I had a bit more energy left before crashing for the night.<\/p>\n

I said to my wife, “Take a picture of me lying here. I have an idea.”<\/p>\n

This is probably my first piece of migraine art based on a still life model. Oh, what a sexy model! <\/p>\n

You say, “Yeah… sure… You’re delusional, Sam.”<\/h3>\n

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If I’m delusional, let’s blame the Fiorinal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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