How I Returned to Painting

Towards the end of 2021, I decided to read through Julia Cameron's book 'The Artist's Way'.

At the time, my art was contained to journals where I could sketch, scribble, and create without really taking up space.

I knew I wanted to feel more free with my creative expression, but had no idea what that might look like.

Fast forward to January 2022: the various exercises in 'The Artist's Way' had me itching to buy painting supplies.

I was so nervous the first time I laid out the canvas and paints but with a deep breath, I dove in.. and haven't stopped since!

Painting became a perfect outlet for my emotions; an accessible way to express myself as a disabled person with severe PTSD.

Many of my paintings reflect my intense emotions; they come from pain, anxiety, fury.. especially during those first few months of painting.

These days, my pieces range from wild and chaotic to serene and calming.

I use a number of different techniques and love trying out new ways of putting paint to canvas.

Painting utensils, 2023

Selections from my dual collection:

Content Warning:

Although they are abstract, the paintings I share on this site represent various traumatic and violent topics.

As I look at these pieces lined up together, I imagine my younger self reaching out through me to create them.

I feel the uninhibited fury of my 7-year-old self slashing colors across the canvas.

These pieces are for my child self: the one who was harmed by so many, whose voice was never heard.