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I haven't done much watercolour painting since my dad's unexpected death in mid-July but I'm now easing my way back into it, as a way to help me with my grief ...
In a similar way to how I've been using my art practice to help me deal with the symptoms and other impacts of a rare chronic pain condition called CRPS - and particularly with the CRPS-related "mild cognitive impairment" that stole my bioethics career at the end of 2018.
That was the catalyst for my Art Despite Pain initiative, using my artwork to raise awareness of chronic pain conditions, while also benefiting from painting and sketching as movement-therapy for my right hand/arm, and as brain-plasticity training to hopefully prevent any worsening of my cognitive impairment over time.
This morning I only painted a few first washes, over pale sketches that I'd already drawn onto 100% cotton paper ...
But it was definitely therapeutic - in sooooo many senses of the word!
As I don't have any new paintings or work-in-progress to share, here are some of the "memories" that have popped up in my social media over the past little while.
Enjoy this flash from the past!