tropical spin

I was thinking that this week's topic for Illustration Friday was Tropical. So I knew my current painting, which symbolises a tropical cyclone forming off the coast would fit perfectly. After all living in the tropics (as I do) isn't all sitting by the pool with a cold drink.Sometimes it is tracking the direction of tropical cyclones and trying to anticipate what the twisting, swirling ball of fury will do to your plans for the weekend.

But then I see the word this week is actually spin. And I got nothin'...

twisted

Who knows the burden of naturally curly hair? How it never sits how you want, how humid days make it twist and curl more? How windy can make it hard to manage? Ah well, at least I'm not a ranga, ginger or carrot top...
I finished this small painting yesterday, and the hair isn't really half as curly as I originally planned it to be. But quite often artworks twist beneath your brush and can go in slightly unexpected directions. And they still somehow turn out okay, sometimes even better than expected.
Life is full of twists, no one knows what is just around the corner,so you must face the future with determination, like this young lady, and step out in faith and hope.