The amazing Irukandji!

Hiya folks! Hope you're having a good week.

Right now....I didn't feel in the mood for writting at first...I'm dealing with some personal issues...I don't want to talk about them though..I mean, because it's something I need to face alone, since I know none of you can help...and then I would unnecessarily make you sad if I talk about it, and that's something I'd never want to do! I dont like to make my peeps sad or worried.

Also....I try to see the positive side of the situation...I struggle at least, like always :)

Although maybe I'm not feeling like writting just cos I'm feeling a bit tired still. And I feel tired cause I haven't been totally recovered from this week that just passed. It has been a very hard, hurried and busy week of tests and delivery of projects.

Every period of test is like this in fact, because we have always projects to finish and to show the teachers, and also the tests...et il fait chaud on here and...wait, I mean...hehe I mean, I mean that the heat it's doing here makes me difficult to write *chuckles*

Today I had planned to talk with two dear friends of mine (not sure if they would want me to mention them here so....*shy giggles*)  but since they are from "the other side of the pond" as people in spanish use to say (in Europe, one is from Spain and the other is French) and they have work or school (or both) they usually have time only on weekends and in the morning to talk.

I had to do some work from a school project and sent it via email to one of my classmates during the day, because it was a team work. And also some work from my job...so I wasn't able to talk with my friends today....I hope tomorrow or the next weekend I can have more chance...because I'm starting to miss a bit the "on live talkings" we used to have...it has been a lot of fun everytime we talk heheh...they are my best friends ever ^^

But well, yeah, after a day of work and school homework, I feel tired again! Sometimes when I rarely have some free time, like today. I don't feel like writting XD...

...Yet, I have been posted moslty trash (a.k.a. rough sketches) and I feel I need to post something that worths it! Something people actually would like to come and see. And specially cos there are 2 friends of mine who think this blog it's cool!
And if at least a couple of people can like my art and I can make them happy with it....I think it worth every effort! ^^

 Well today I'm going to share this drawing littled "The amazing Irukandji" It's a drawing of a dangerous yet cool looking animal, a  little jellyfish (size 10 mm) that lives in the coasts of Australia and it's called "the Irukandji".  Was made on February 2010 (see the date in the drawing). I made it when I had still my tablet working. 

I miss drawing with tablet! Since a pretty good time it no longer works. Now I see a paper sheet and I feel bizarre to draw on paper! XD

Plus I haven't had much time to do art that it's not from homework. XD

"The amazing Irukandji".   Photoshop cs4 and bamboo wacom tablet.

It's not to surprise that these animals live on there, since Australia it's the place with some of the most venomous animals in the world. Sometimes there are times in Australia (sometimes even moths) where the people close their beaches because lots of jellyfish that comes to the coast from time to time.

Then, why to draw this so toxic animal... franklyI don't know XD I've always had a fascination for animals, to see them and to draw them and to look for info and watching cool documentary shows about them, no matter if they are potentially dangerous or not, because I think all animals have great qualities and a place and a mission on the world.
Also, I think I'm a bit attracted to the animals that are considered dangerous, because they are covered by an air of mistery, since people haven't discovered many stuff about most of them, and usually cos they're cool looking too *chuckles* 

Some time ago when I was kid, I used to draw a lot of animals, almost all my free time I used it for that *chuckles* It was until I started to share my work on art comunities that I realized...the huge lack of reactions of people on my work of animals, specially positive reactions. But most of the time there was no reaction at all. 

I just saw how people used to squeal and get excited when people made art of pretty girls in lingerie, or characters from cartoon shows like disney and cartoon network shows. I felt like there was no space for animal artwork on the online comunity....

Even when I suscribed to dA, my account was all alone for a pretty good time! And it was until I knew Foster's Home and I made fanart of the show that I managed to get some visitors. 

....No wonder why I left aside the animals! 

But sometimes there are things that inspire me to draw animals again; that happens when I see cool documentary shows that amaze me, and this time wasn't the exception! For this drawing I was heavily inspired by a documentary show I watched once in discovery channel, about some scientist who went into an aventure looking for this elusive animal.

What I really loved about that show, and what amazed me the most too, was the enormous thirst for adventure and devotion of the scientist! I mean, you could feel the guys were fascinated *chuckles* They where to go there to study the animal to know more about it! Even, thet put themselves in risk of being sting by it, and 2 of them were stung. And they suffered from the symptoms that included intense pain, vomit, fever, and a state of being paranoic about dying.

But even so...even after that, they were amazed to have the chance to capture a sample to study it, and they looked excited to come back to the same beach where they were bitten by the animal.
I thought they were very brave, and I was happy to see how their fascination was more than their fear. I think that's how true scientist should be :)
So I decided to dedicate this drawing to them, even if I don't remember their names, I think they deserve the congrats for being great scientists.
 I still keep looking for the name of the show to know.