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Eroded

This is an expressive portrait done in charcoal. This is expressing that feeling that a situation is eroding who you are or your sense of self in some way. Not to say once you are out of it you will not recover and become someone different from it. But the tension of that constant erosion and destruction of self during that constant stressor is brutal as you try to sustain who you are. Buy…

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The pull down

This drawing is about depression but not depression full throttle. Rather it is at the beginning when you feel the pull of it dragging you down with its gravity. When you think you can control it. Mask it. Wait it out. And yet… it pulls more of you in and down. This print can be purchased on my Artpal site in various sizes in a frame or without. Buy Drawing $80.00

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Figure art reference sites

Figure art reference sites

So I have been sketching some nude figure art. Reference material has always been a challenge. However, I happened upon some great reference sites. Quite a variety of options for nude figure art and/or clothed figures as well. Line of Action: This is the first one I checked out. It has a lot of choices to choose from on their tool. Male/female clothed or not, either or. You can choose the length…

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Shadows

I used gray toned paper for this piece. It is mixed-medium charcoal and pastels. The woman is immersed in shaded shadows. We can’t even see her eyes. She turns away from the brightening sky behind her but there is a light source reflecting on her, perhaps in the distance… Sometimes I think of light as my concept of hope and the lack of it my sense of hopelessness. And sometimes I may turn away…

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Sketching

I went for a short visit to see family in the Okanagan. I was basically chilling since I have been having issues with my leg… not entirely sure what but can’t quite trust it to do leg stuff. NJow that I’m back from holidays that means a whole lot of physio on that leg. Yay me. We did go for car cruises and to a few restaurants for some awesome food. Anyway, it was awesome to see family I do not…

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Brainstorm

Brainstorm was inspired by the overthinking chaos in the brain. This piece is done entirely in charcoal; a little in some colored charcoal. It is an 11X14 piece in the original and I have one price also in the 11X14 size at this time. Purchase original $100 Pruchase Print $20

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If I Just Close my Eyes

If I Just Close my Eyes

This is an acrylic original painting. It is based loosely on a charcoal piece I did and you can see in this store. I wanted to see it in colour and with a bit of a different take on it. The colour structure with the mixes of dark blues and blacks with these dark orange accents were chosen to enhance the mood. It reminds me of something I have said about depression before: I knew the sun shined I…

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Migraine Cascade Framed Original Piece

Migraine Cascade Framed Original Piece

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Migraine Cascade Print

This is one of my migraine art images. It looks bright… and dark. That is because it is depicting the wave of the migraine aura as it pulses through the brain. It causes a brilliant cascade of colours and darkness both for me. And it can be spectacular and frustrating. Visual most of the time but also other phenomena. The dark half represents the fact the aura can be dark or even cause vision…

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Test

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Where have I been? Long-COVID and sleep

Where have I been? Long-COVID and sleep

I made a video today to chat about the issues I have been having and why my break from blogging has… been a bit. https://www.instagram.com/p/CeyvVtulaXk/ When I took my break I was pretty exhausted from dealing with my vestibular treatment which was only partially effective at best. And dealing with the constant nuisance of a cyber stalker that I still have but don’t much have the energy to…

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Time for a break

Time for a break

So I am going to take an extended leave from blogging on this site. I am going to take it down for a bit and put up something different in its place… and still have everything stored. While I decide if I want to continue with it… or not. I will keep all the social media up, of course. I decided on this not just because of that dick hacker but also because I have become a bit stretched too thin…

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Cyber attack stalker and blogging

Cyber attack stalker and blogging

So our household was hit with a cyber attack and this shouldn’t be at all surprising since this person has been cyber stalking my boyfriend and myself for Quite some times. You rather know the ins and outs of ones cyber trail when you do That. Creeper. So some sort of loathsome creature lurker in our lives the last few years or more It is pretty vile and any other adjective you want to throw in…

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Chronic pain social consequences

Chronic pain social consequences

I am watching this webinar: The Social Consequences of Chronic Pain: By Dr. Claire Ashton-James; hosted by Pain BC partner, the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability (CIRPD) Which is a source for the following blog post and a very interesting discussion on the topic. The sources for the webinar are within it but too small for me to source in this post as I can’t read them (And…

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Chronic Pain: Ego and the ID

Chronic Pain: Ego and the ID

I was just thinking about chronic pain and pacing lately. Made me think that my ID and Ego are having a bit of a conflict going on. Now, Sigmund Freud was a nutter and I don’t really agree with much of anything he said or wrote, but it is interesting to think of this particular chronic pain dynamic as an ID/Ego conflict. Most people are familiar with that part of his theory, anyway. But if you…

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Negative nerve conductivity test (EMG/NCV)

Negative nerve conductivity test (EMG/NCV)

I had my nerve test today on my leg and hand. And it came back awesomely fine. As in I have absolutely no neuropathy. But it is one of those things that is weird because then you’re all like What the Heck is going On then. But, yeah, no idea. But it has been going on for a long time, just getting weirder now. Which is good but somewhat weird What is sort of confusing about those results is…

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Winter vibes

This winter started with an extremely cold snap in December and now we are having a weird warm breeze float in. The weather is particularly confused. So my brain and body are also particularly confused and have been throwing out a whole lot of pain. There has been a whole lot of snow happening here. My brother hasn’t been driving his car… so now we can’t find it. We think it is the largest…