January 2024

I was actually doing quite well health-wise, but in mid-January I was struck by influenza A pneumonia. It was anything but fun, but afterward I was so physically exhausted and my Parkinson's had worsened so much that I was in a wheelchair and sent to rehab. I suspected that it would take a while and looked for something to do. They probably wouldn't accept acrylic paints or clay in the clinic, so I decided to compromise and use digital painting equipment. The iPAD, Apple Pen and Procreate fit well in my bag, but I had no experience at all and had strong reservations. The very first picture I created was "Pneumonia", which in its gloominess matched my mood pretty much exactly.