Busting Out All Over/Head Banging

DID you ever feel so immobilized that you wanted to EXPLODE?!? WELL, I DO!! I am so sick of myself, so tired of being tired, so FRUSTRATED at my own inertia that I could scream. I don't think it's "Long Covid" . I think it's " I'm a Super Lazy LOSER!!" (as I look back …

The Days of Trouble Begin

"...I will carry the Hurt. But it will NOT defeat me...)

AWAY…

There are months when I sail along. Then there was April. Ouch. Work in Progress: The Old Grove Bipolar Disorder has a whole bag of tricks it can put to use on me, it used all of them. I let myself believe I didn't need more than 3 hours sleep per night. In fact, thot …

The Healing

and The "Salvator" Mommy . (And THE LAVENDER CAT!) Being still is very difficult for me mentally. Having a racing mind is the natural state of being for me, anything else is alien and uncomfortable. If I'm flitting about inside I can leap away from my disturbing thoughts as soon as they appear- it's a …

Peeping Out

"Hold on for dear life my friend."

Round One: Let the Game Begin!

"...walking into the sunlight of my artistic future!"

Will You Forgive Me?

"I will flay myself alive...peeling off each layer to offer up to the powers that be..."

A GREAT Motivator…

"...I'll look outside for a hippo to wrestle..."

An Artist’s Realization:

"My dreams are NOT dead!..."

What it all Means

Seeking Deeper Meaning in my life, thru my Art: I'm faced with this question. Making a statement about my art, who I am as an artist. What do I want people to feel? Do I want them to feel? Ok, here's something I can bite into... The Commute ©STMartin2022 Yes, I want to evoke emotion. …

Many Moons: A New One Rises

"I am NOT giving up, I am not going anywhere, and I'm certainly NOT GOING QUIETLY!"

New Thoughts for a New Year

The Dreaming Forest , Oil Pastel on Board, ©STMartin2021 Belief: Trust, Faith and Confidence in something or someone...an Acceptance that a statement is true or something exists In Success: I have proven to myself, over and over again, that my work sells. That I am much better at marketing, and that with more effort I …

Gratitude Big

"Things I like to take out and hold from time to time...this special grateful day."

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