Today marks the start of international Pain Awareness Month, to “raise public awareness around pain, pain management, and the great work pain professionals do during the month of September…and beyond.” (1) One of the global leaders in this area is the International Association for the Read More …
I’m sending giant THANK YOUs to everyone involved in yesterday’s outdoor “What the Pop!” 2022 art event (1), and to everyone who dropped by – despite the ridiculously hot and humid weather. The Humidex or RealFeel temperature was 41C, or 107F, which is far too 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 …
Don’t you just love that feeling – when the doorbell rings, and you open the door to find a package there waiting for you? I don’t actually buy much online, except art supplies, so when this happens at my place it’s usually some kind of Read More …
In two days, I’ll be participating in an annual plein-air painting day with my local Artists’ Circle. Plein-air painting basically just means painting outdoors, usually landscapes; rendering the scene that an artist sees when they look up from their easel. Whether impressionist, abstract, realist, or Read More …
Summer begins tomorrow, so here’s some ‘Monday Motivation’, an encouragement to try something new this summer. . . just for fun. A new hobby, sport, or activity? Something that you’ve always dreamed of trying ‘someday’? Here’s an example; I began learning to paint last year, Read More …
