Strange Are These Times

I just found my way back to my website after a long absence. Last post was from 2021 and so much has happened. I have retired from nursing, traveled the world, had surgery, lost my mother and dealt with three renovations at my home. Our political situation in the US has gone from bad to horrible and most of us are appalled at what we see happening- a fascist regime has taken over our nation.

There are days I find it hard to get up and face things and fight. I get constant requests for donations on the phone, in texts and emails, am just overwhelmed with them. I read the news just to stay informed but it is very depressing and frightening. Art usually helps me deal with bad situations but I haven’t felt the urge to paint in a long time. I just can’t let that be stolen away though, so one day I just forced myself to draw out my design on the canvas. I let it be the start and it was enough. I was back to it the next day. We had just returned from a trip to Peru and Kevin had taken a great picture of a fruit vendor I wanted to paint. Two weeks later I have the results. Made me feel happy and I hope it does so for others.