2023

I feel like I have many challenges. I like drawing because it makes me happy. Timothy Tornado NFS Is this one your favorite? Cast your vote for the Best in Show: https://forms.gle/yzozWXf4mj5mnpkw5

I like drawing because it makes me feel good. Zachary Rain Clouds NFS Is this one your favorite? Cast your vote for the Best in Show: https://forms.gle/yzozWXf4mj5mnpkw5

When I was younger, at about the age of 12, I began to misuse drugs. Now, I have overcome my substance use disorder with the help of psychiatric drugs. I  am doing much better. In 1985, I started doing art;

I have encountered many obstacles in my life, such as bullying and mental illness. I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, autism, and more. I took art classes at school all through my childhood. After I got out of school,

Artistry was in my blood, yet it was something I mastered through a series of trials. The tests were incremental, with my successes or failures answering the signals of my private graphics language. This also echoes the reason I emphasize

From childhood, I have struggled with mental illness. I became involved with art in the hospital wards when I was 13. It changed my life. I love doing paintings on canvas. Now, I attend the 1920 Club, where I do

Despite many life challenges, including a diagnosis of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, I have overcome them and in recovery, working with art and music therapy. Five days a week, I visit the 1920 Club drop-in center and participate in all the

I have CPTSD from long-term childhood trauma. I have a hard time with anxiety at times. I am also a member of the LGBTQ community, and I’m on the autistic spectrum. I have been into painting ever since I was

This is a dolphin drawn along with a Bible verse. I love Philippians 4:13 because it encourages me to have faith the size of a mustard seed. I can tell this mountain that I am climbing to move, and it

I have PTSD and bipolar. I lived in 21 different foster homes. I started learning how to read at 60 because I am dyslexic. I had medication that induced Parkinson’s disease. Now, I help teach kids on the weekends, and