Not long after returning home to Florida, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. This, of course, was not news anyone wants to hear, but it also was not a huge suprise, given some of the symptoms I've experienced over the past few years and the fact that my brother, John, had it. I am 79, so one positive aspect is that the PD is late in arriving, so perhaps it will be slow in progressing. Time will tell.
A very interesting thing is that my PD symptoms completely disappear when I am painting! So I hope and plan to continue doing so for a very long time.
After the diagnosis, I had a strong urge to act on my dreams of painting on LARGE canvases. I tried to order some that were four feet by six feet, but the company, for some reason, can't deliver those to my location! So I settled for getting some 3' by 3', 2' by 4' and 3' by 4' canvases. Melissa rearranged my studio workspace to accomodate these large canvases, so that I wouldn't have to go and sweat it out in the hot garage!
I always stand when I paint, so I got a sturdy walker - not because I need it to walk, but because I sometimes get the feeling of falling backwards or sideways when standing, and it gives me something to grab onto and stop me from going over!
I had a great time working on these large canvases, and here they are. The last one is the biggest at 4' by 3'.
