I wear many types of gloves in the course of my daily life. In the winter I put on hand-knit gloves or mitts to keep my hands warmer; when I chop up chili peppers I use nitrile gloves so I don't forever have capsaicin on my hands (or else I am in big trouble if I touch my eyes!); when I work outside I wear work gloves (particularly helpful when handling mesquite and cactus); and when I belay my husband during rock climbing I have some leather gloves I use.
But the gloves I've worn by far the most in my life are weightlifting gloves. My husband and I have been weight training as a part of our exercise routines for what must have been 26 years. I've always worn gloves, and it's been handy for keeping the callouses down.
I put on my left glove for this drawing, and rather than hold the weight up for the time to draw and paint it, I let it rest on the table. My bicep thanks me.
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