how it feels to be ME... ___________}}}}}}}}{{{{{{{{__________ This is the call prospectus; I will somehow communicate visually to you (since I am a visual artist) the feeling of being Bipolar. My inner workings, tickings, thinkings: the fears and joys, ups and downs, backward-and-forward loves and hates...ALL the fuzzies , and the rough edges, swirly thoughts …
The Mural Dream of a Cool Kid
"I was high on life, and probably paint fumes and Columbian Gold...it felt cool..."
Round One: Let the Game Begin!
"...walking into the sunlight of my artistic future!"
HOW TO SHAKE IT UP, BABY!!!
"first things first...do not give up..."
The FUTURE SUE!
this painting is a commentary on my journey
I Miss What I Imagined I would Miss
...the room seems to awaken with her...golden rays fall...like the petals of an opening rose...
“INSIDE VOICE” a New Series of Works
"...look into this inner world and I promise I will use my "INSIDE VOICE".
LANDFALL(In the Garden of my Father)
...see what this work has gone thru on it's journey to fruition...
The Journey, a Debut Art Video
. This project was a couple years in the making for me, and was born from the bottomless grief I was dealing with then. As caregiver to both of my parents after a 23 year-long active addiction, and after a devestating breakup of my marriage when my ex went to Federal Prison, I was …
Am I a Brave Artist?
I must push myself to new heights. I want to. I am still th
The Unveiling!
Shall I call it "UNBAGGING"? I told you that you would never guess my source photo, in the last post's images. Well here it is: . Here's the deal: I was ready to take Kleo for her daily walk, mask on, prepared to face the outside world. I had just finished watching (another) horrible newscast …
MAKING ART to QUIET MY NERVES!!!
I don't know about you , but I'll starting to feel it...It's like a weak electric current close to the floor , strengthening as each day passes... More awful news, more isolation and "distancing"-the current gets a little stronger moving to the top of my legs now. I'm getting antsy, and even though I have …
An Awakening
Sleep has been a constant goal for me since I put down drugs and copious amounts of alcohol. Yet it has been the most evasive and endangered of species, teasing me with scattered glimpses of it's eternal beauty. Oh, how I have longed for it's soothing embrace, and so have everyone I have contact with; …
The Duality of My Artistic Self
Depicting my own image has been a starting point my work from the beginning. As a child my drawings were always of female faces, although I never consciously realized these were reflections of me. Even then, in my earliest work, the duality of my nature is blatantly apparent. . The faces I drew were always …
What Does Artistic Success LOOK Like?
Wouldn't we all like to know, right? Yes! We all want to be a great "success" in our chosen field, and many artists have a clear idea of what they need to be successful. Speaking for myself, I thought success would mean the end of financial struggle, to a point. As a person with mental …
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