Whether it's modelling as a relief from the grind of work, or school, or everyday stresses of everyday life. Or maybe it's sports, or perhaps exercise that you use for this relief. But what do you do when your stress relieving hobbies and activities are stressing you out too?
I enjoy playing guitar, although my stubby fingers can't quite stretch enough to play a C or F chord. I also play the drums, which show up in the background of some of my model pictures.
And I also repaint my goalie mask. I've taken up playing goal rather late in life, I was 52 when I finally got my first set of pads, glove, blocker and my own used mask.
This mask.
That's what it looked like before I painted it last year. This is what it looked like then...
I liked it quite a bit, but I basically cheated a bit by using the existing design, using mostly transparent paints, all my model paints as a matter of fact, and added my own tastes and flair.
But a season of taking pot shots of the beak, and flopping around like a beached whale has taken its toll on that first rendition.
So a coat of grey primer, and some planning of the next scheme, left me with a blank canvas that over the course of several days a couple weeks ago became this...
I printed a couple of decals of the Canadiens logo, in two sizes, and also made some stencils which I used in the painting process. Several coats of high gloss lacquer over it all, and voila!
Curious as to what others do when you need a break, from the break from pressures of life?
