Art, recovery, and reflection

Brushstrokes and Breakthroughs

Painting posts as they are created, the breakthroughs that come with practice, the MS backstory, and the B12 journey that led here.

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Brushstrokes

Painting posts as each new piece is created, including what was attempted, what worked, and what is still developing.

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Breakthroughs

A place for physical and creative improvements noticed through the process of painting and rebuilding confidence.

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MS

Background on the wider medical story and the context behind the life changes that shaped this project.

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B12

How the B12 deficiency journey unfolded and how it connects to the art, healing, and day-to-day reality now.

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Latest posts

Recent updates from the studio and the story around it.

24 March 2026

Why Oil Painting?

Why oil painting became part therapy, part challenge, and part record of recovery.