I used to photograph and process black-and-white photos. I had a stack of rejects and decided to paint them with watercolors, creating a new medium from an old. All of my artwork relates to my cancer journey, as it takes the edge off anxiety and keeps me sane. This one does that in particular, since my other sanity enhancer is my garden.

My husband has multiple myeloma. I painted this bluejay with watercolor and colored pencil. I use photographs and greenery from our yard as inspiration. My husband is doing well. He encourages me to keep creating art during his ongoing chemotherapy, so I do.

Blue Jay

I am a four-year survivor of ovarian cancer. I was married on January 1, 2016 and was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer. Since then, I have had four recurrences. Art was not a part of my life until I was diagnosed with cancer. Bruno Cancer Center in Birmingham, Alabama had an art therapy group and I decided to see what it was all about. Our art instructor started teaching me art techniques and I practiced until I began seeing a gift that God had given me. Art saved me from all the emotions associated from cancer. I love animals, and I love doing pet portraits. Luther was one of my models.<br />
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In the picture, I&#39;m holding my painting and my sister-in-law, Lisa Allen, is holding Luther, her cat.

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February 6th, 2020

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