I am an artist (a second chance given to me by my own disability following take-down and a plethora of issues) . . . and love to travel and gather photos and ideas for my art.

I just entered two colored pencil pieces in an international show today. We will see if the jury finds them worthy . . .


Hot and Cold (color-tweaked thermal image self-portrait)

Wood End (from a plein air piece done on Cape Cod last fall)

Addendum:••••• I posted the above without having read the forum guidelines very carefully . . . obviously. I am sorry, and I guess we are not supposed to post pics, as they take up valuable bandwidth that we can better use to help and support one another. I certainly agree with that reason.

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Debra,

Your self-portrait is stunning, especially in the way the expression conveys fear, sadness, and a bit of hope, all at once.

Is your avatar also a self-portrait?

Yes it is. It is perhaps the best likeness I have ever done of myself!

great work debra! i paint as well...i just handed in a final project at my university that was about my crohn's..i'll have to post a pic after i get it graded!