Derek Walter Grubaugh – Artist

Oil on Canvas 36 x 60 (2009)

I hate being sick, I absolutely hate it.  I cannot think of anything else I truly hate more than being sick.  I used to be sick all the time as a kid.  I think it was because I used to swim in the toxic sludge known better as the waters of Lake Erie.  I think that is what has built my immune system into what it is today, a giant almost impenetrable wall. I get sick in total maybe once a year, and when this happens I am devastated.  This painting represents the pain and frustration that is associated with being sick.  It depicts a virus attacking the immune system and the pain and anger I feel when combating these nasty bugs.