Almost as soon as I was diagnosed with a rare disease known for causing significant – or ‘high impact’ – chronic pain in 2016, I began using my nature photography as a means to raise awareness of pain. I’d already been using my photos for Read More …
Today I’m sending heartfelt thanks to the Canadian Pain Society (CPS), for including a feature in the Fall 2022 edition of their quarterly eNews newsletter about how I use art to draw attention to chronic pain. (1) Whether you’ve been following this blog regularly, or Read More …
Well, I sure got a fantastic surprise today! A Montreal newspaper, The Suburban (1), published a Feature article about a local artist who uses her watercolour paintings to help raise awareness of chronic pain and of a rare disease called CRPS or Complex Regional Pain Read More …
Two days ago I was joyfully riding my bike along an easy waterfront trail through a forest, before dinner. I was going quite slowly, searching for little clearings with good views to which I could return to do some plein-air (outdoor) watercolour paintings of the Read More …
I’ve lost two dear friends in the past few weeks, to terminal illnesses. One was in her 80s, the other in his late 20s and just starting his life in many ways. That’s why I haven’t been posting much in the past little while. One Read More …
Clinton (Clint) Shard, 1993 – 2022 When I started working at the last job that I had, before my medical leave due to a rare disease, I was assigned to a workspace in a windowless former storage area. The company’s entire three-floor office building was Read More …
