A Stroke of Inspiration

I was pretty devastated that I lost the ability to paint the way I had been for the last 40 years. My artwork had always been photorealistic, starting with landscapes when I was 10 years old, and eventually focusing on what became my first website, Portraits of Pets & their People. Find my art before The Stroke, HERE. And read more about Me before The Stroke, HERE.

So although I could appreciate it, I was never really able to grasp abstract art, having focused in realism at such a young age.

It took about a year for me to even go to my studio. Not only mentally but physically. I did do some watercolor painting as therapy when I was at research studies for MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina) in Charleston, so I knew I could hold a brush somewhat. I just didn’t know how, or what, to paint.

Until the Stroke of Inspiration

I had an idea. This was my first painting after The Stroke.

This 5×7 image was created by using my right arm to draw the lines, and my left hand to paint. It turned out to be very representative of my situation – the lines being neural pathways with large chunks blacked out from The Stroke.

more strokes …

There is no right direction here … vertical, horizontal , flipped upside down … so I’ve shown some of these with more than one orientation. There are no two alike. Images are for sale unless otherwise noted. Contact me for information.