Artist LC

 I did this video 8 years ago. Still so relevant.  When you experience  devastating daily repeated paralysis that keeps you isolated from the world, it really becomes a necessity to try to convey your inner and outer expetience in the hope people will see you and understand more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5GmFUEykTo&t=39s

I am truly delighted to raise awareness of this wonderful Facebook page which highlights the plight of dogs desperately in need of foster and adoption. I am so proud they featured my picture of Dottie, a beautiful pregnant dog who was rescued on the streets of Romania and gave birth safely to her puppies in a private shelter. There are so many dogs needing loving caring homes. I really hope that the portraits I do, bring out the dog’s beauty and enable it to be seen. It’s quite amazing how drawing the pictures touch  and bring out the dog’s deeper, often hidden emotion. Hopefully they reveal something more of the dog . Drawing the dogs  brings me such a great sense of connection and enormous love for them. See: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02YGEBsDbnJ5dRiaUjXgK5JQpu1rQeBpRyZYJVPjPRGGgKcnBWKd9W44oFEsJVf5iRl&id=61565914487197&comment_id=1699385290842928&notif_id=1730103330472842&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif

I can no longer draw with a pastel. My hands are too paralysed and weak, not enough fine control. I cannot see out of my right eye it is so blurry. So I have tried to find moments when I might use a tablet drawing programme. It has its own challenges and actually takes me far longer than doing a real pastel. Using the smudging tool is really hard work and a lot of effort for me. It also causes more eye pain and can trigger paralysis from the effort. Nevertheless I am proud to have managed to draw a picture of Bobby, a scared dog who is learning to be brave.  Doing a black dog is a huge challenge for me in general, It almost has to be done in reverse. In order to see him clearly I drew a white outline on a black page then coloured in the outer background to maintain the shape of the dog, then added the furry hairy bits as he is a very furry dog with a long shaggy coat.  Each time I try to draw a dog this way I learn more about the process and how to achieve better results. It i...

  Completely unable to draw and struggling to see clearly at all, pastels are out of reach for me. However I am still trying to draw with one finger though the effort is massive.This is a whimsical drawing of us sitting on a leaf, done late at night when sight cleared a little more.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_IiHjl90fU Pups and Paws Prevention by Ginger and Murphy.  Hoping they do get a stand at Glastonbury 2025 So very happy to have participated in this animation with Jonathan Slatter, to aid Pups and Paws Prevention IC in their application for a stand to raise money for PennyPaws Dog Rescue and other charities.

 How wonderful to have my art transformed by printing as cards. So lovely to receive them in the post and brighten a dull day.  Not too easy to capture the tight light in a dark cottage on a dull weather day. I am delighted how the one finger computer drawings have turned out too, great gifts to give to people.