## What Happened to You? ## I was off of Steemit for almost a week, so, what in the heck was I doing? Well, camping in the woods, of course. It is the thing to do in Colorado when all seems lost and you need to get away from the "stress" of being homeless. Getting out of Steamboat Springs was an issue. It was my intention to meet @artopium at Grand Mesa but news of this expedition came to me at the last minute. Thankfully, @artopium had already invited @davedickeyyall, who was willing to pick me up from Steemboat Springs. Wait. Is that a typo? I put drawing on hold for a while as I spent time in [Buena Vista](https://steemit.com/dlive/@davedickeyyall/9ccf89ae-aec1-11e8-91f1-0242ac110003) and Grand Mesa camping with friends and appearing on an episode of #themorningbowl. However, there was one day at Grand Mesa where it was just me and @artopium with little to do around camp, so I picked up this Prismacolor drawing I had started before to finish it. It is the mother from the previous drawing I shared. https://steemit.com/orginalworks/@shaman-ra/forgive-my-absence  ## Why the Blue Skin? ## Oh, gee, that one is an easy one. Not long after meeting these humans, In 2012, I had gone to Crater Lake to smoke [DMT](https://erowid.org/chemicals/dmt/dmt.shtml) for the first time. Alone. They say you aren't supposed to do that.... Oops! Long story short, after exhaling the drug I was "whisked" upward into some other crazy dimension where I was greeted by 4 females with "blue" skin. I say, "blue", because it wasn't really blue. It was really all colors oscillating in a way that made me think I was seeing music/sound that just seemed more blueish than anything else. These beings were most certainly "alive" and seemed familiar. One of these females was clearly in charge of everything. Using telepathy, I was told, "You aren't supposed to be here, yet." I felt a pull downward. The last thing I heard was, "Don't forget to love people." Whatever that means?  Same image again, but at a dizzying angle for funsies! Much Love, people! Larry Sage Dreamtree [Buy art/music!](https://www.artopium.com/mosphit/) [Buy art from Redbubble](https://www.redbubble.com/people/dreamtreeart?asc=u) [Explore/Donate](https://mosphit37.wixsite.com/brandontrusterart/about) [Like on FB!](https://www.facebook.com/trustertheartist/)
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### Thank you shaman-ra! You've just received an upvote of 59% by @ArtTurtle! # @ArtTurtle Wants To Upvote *Your* Art & Music! The quickest and easiest way to start receiving an upvote for each and every single one of your art and music posts is by delegating 20 SP or more to @ArtTurtle using this delegate button. It's fully automatic and once your delegation has hit the blockchain @ArtTurtle will begin upvoting your art and music content within 45 minutes. <center> <a href="https://mike.artopium.com/p.cgi?ID=12"><img src="https://mike.artopium.com/images/artturtle_delegate_button_250.jpg"></a> </center> Don't want to give up your SP? You can also get @ArtTurtle's upvotes by signing up for free to [Artopium.com](https://www.artopium.com)! For more detailed information about @ArtTurtle and how it works be sure to check out this recent article by @Artopium titled [@ArtTurtle Will Upvote Each & Every One of Your Art/Music Posts](https://steemit.com/art/@artopium/artturtle-will-upvote-each-and-every-one-of-your-art-music-posts)
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The more I see the more I love your art man! Thats true, "Don't forget to love people"... Glad you are having fun in nature! Be safe! /FF
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Actually, since I got back from camping, I have been staying with @artopium getting caught up on some computer stuff. I notice I draw a lot less when I have a "home". I will be back out in nature soon if my cousin would start making sense to me. Thanks for paying attention to my work, friend. <3
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Glad you get some time to get your computer stuff done. So you are cousins with @artopium? /FF
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