I started this painting a few years ago but just couldn’t get it so I used gesso and removed everything I want to change. I’ve
Category: PTSD
The Invisible Children is a haunting and surreal scene of sunflowers at night, a full moon, ravens flying and figures in the flowers at the
What If. Art Thoughts.
All ‘what if’ roads lead to nowhere. I got to thinking, what if I get this art table but I still don’t paint? Then of
Art Therapy Work
These pieces were worked on in the last two weeks. There’s been a lot of art lately but hardly any of it has hit the
I Can Keep Going.
I Can Keep Going was drawn by Robert (19) with writing by Michelle (12). What stands out in this piece for me is the brick
The Grumpy CNA
Content: Suicide. Blood. Emotional angst. Cruel Words was painted by several of us. What strikes me is how affected I was by the suicide of
Mental Illness and Demons
My neighbor has Schizophrenia. A different neighbor says it’s not a mental illness but that he has demons. She inaccurately applied Scripture, which I quickly
Strong Enough
Today is one of those days where I feel the weight of what happened in the hospital. I feel shocked, stunned, grieved. I can only
Painting Feelings
In the hospital I felt guilty for putting my friends through worry for me. I felt bad that they worried for five long months, especially
Black and White
Finding artwork created by alter personalities used to happen quite a bit. I thought it was strictly a thing of the past but I guess