SUN BAKING ON THE HOT SAND. 2013. Drawing

Determined to get the ultimate tan, she remains on the beach well past the recommended time frame. Every time she raises herself onto her elbows she needs to re-arrange her legs. When it hurts her neck, she has to drop her head which in turn, makes her elbows burn with pressure and cause the sun to sear forgotten areas on her back. By the time she has wriggled her thighs deeper into the unforgiving sand, now all caught up in her towel, her lower back screams for help from this unnatural curvature. Her organised belongings have turned into restrictions, causing it harder than ever to move at all and the heat of exasperation has mingled with that of the sun. It's difficult to work out which is the most abusive. She lifts her legs high to allow air to pass through but the once was enough for that. She's pretty sure she heard something crack, and worse, not sure where. With head hanging one last time, she considers her next moves to vacate the premises.