Hi Christine, I haven’t talked with you before, but I do a lot of Matt’s modules so I see your posts. We could form a support group for artists with chronic pain! All that my pain clinic will give me is Buphrenorphine and medical marijuana, so I still struggle along with it. I may use your idea of a sketching board. It’s my low back, have had 3 spinal fusions, both knees and a shoulder replaced, from being a competitive athlete all my life (mainly weightlifting and running.)
Doing art helps me because it distracts and is something to do–I’m retired and live with 2 wonderful cats. And working with color is very healing! I also struggle with relationships in general due to Autism, ADHD and being a trans guy.
Blessings to ya!

Hi Matt,
I finished the last object, the brush, and it was surprisingly satisfying to draw this. I send the picture of it it to a friend and she didn’t reply as she usually does when I send her my drawings. And when I saw her the next time I ask her if she’s seen it and she laughed because she thought I sent her a photograph of a brush and she was wondering why. Needless to say that made me very happy.
The first video I saw was the one where you recommend the book drawing with the right side of your brain. That changed everything. But I’m still terrified to start a drawing, every time, I procrastinate, whatch your videos but I can’t start. Can you do a lesson on that? 🤣

Thanks for everything
Katja

Thanks Matt

Hi Lesley,

We do have another ink course! It’s called “Subjects with Pen and Ink” and features 30 pen and ink lessons. You can find it here…https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/subjects-with-pen-and-ink

Christine, healing thoughts sent to you. When you are in chronic pain you are vulnerable and it can be bad to get no interaction in a teaching forum. Since you are still here that hasn’t deterred you so I am happy for that (because it shouldn’t). The venue used here doesn’t really alert anyone that there are posts 😉 But I keep losing what course I am on and where I am in it – lol – so, looking around to start again I came across Boot Camp. Looks like it might be a good place to start.

Apologies I just saw your message, it’s a long time ago now and you probably won’t see this buy I’ll write it in case ya do.
Chronic pain sacks doesn’t it.
I did get the morphine patches, I still have pain 24/7 I can hardly walk now as well.
Ifs still interferes with my art and I should be further than I am but I take each day as it comes and do more courses on here and I have some good books with good projects in them.
Apologies again even thought ya might not see this after years gone by xxx

Christien I to have chronic pain. Fortunately I am prescribed morphine to manage it. Wit out it sitting to draw would be short lived. You mentioned u can stand for a while. Have you tried drawing while standing? With all the hope concerning opiates. Most doctors are eliminating or cutting them back. They cut mine back. I asked primary again to increase and thankfully he did. I hope you GP will have mercy on uou