Hard to believe ten years ago, to the day, I was involuntarily inpatient in a psychiatric ward. Super not fun experience. But dang have I been through a lot. I’m in a much better place now. It’s been quite a journey and I’m proud of myself. ❤️‍🩹

My husband was able to recover some docs from my laptop that I really needed. Yay! I was working on some documentation for my upcoming show when it crashed. All the open files were corrupted on my external hard drive and I’ve been super sad about losing all that work. It’s like 17 documents I wrote

I finished a few paintings this year. But this one took the most time. The left is 2025 and the right is the older acrylic version from 2010 (which doesn’t exist anymore since the 2025 version is literally painted right over it. It was super annoying to do and I’m never doing that again) #art

I had an idea I wanted to work out. It isn’t quite there yet… But it’s got to dry before I do anything else. I’m happy that I finally got to play with paint today. The big nap I took was very helpful getting me back to base.

I’d really appreciate it if I would stop having seizures and stomach issues so I could paint. I’ve been doing other tasks this week that don’t require a long intense focus time, so I feel slightly productive. I just want to paint though. But I’m resting for now because I feel so weak. 😞

Got more into frames. A piece from 2021 next to the safflower I finished earlier this year.

Framing the last bits of the show. It’s only a month away. Not too much left to do. Just wiring and packing and labeling the boxes left.

Kylee, my fluffy golden dog, is feeling better. She’s eating more and walking without falling over. But stairs are a challenge because she can get up them… but not down. So I have to come up with a better solution than carrying her down every time. Though I’m impressed that I can and she lets me.

All prints are on sale! Today’s the last day. Hoping to sell at least 4 more today! These are all 20% off and I will ship them all out tomorrow! So everything should arrive on time for you. Thank you very much! 💕 www.danielledoctor.com

My bestie is sick. We took her to the vet yesterday because she can’t walk very much without falling. They said she’s getting motion sick and dizzy because of ear issues. (She’s been through it with chronic ear infections… not new. Just getting worse) But she also hasn’t been eating. 😞

All the prints are on sale this week! 20% off ❄️ just in time for Christmas… or just to cheer yourself up during these colder months. www.danielledoctor.com

All the prints are on sale this week! 20% off ❄️ just in time for Christmas… or just to cheer yourself up during these colder months. www.danielledoctor.com

'In the winter garden' - my favourite geometric garden aerial that I've ever done! I don't remember if I shared it here or not yet - it has camellia bushes in the centre and beds of winter heather and hellebore :) the geometric landscapes are always more challenging and I love that! #embroidery

Had a table at a holiday market today! It was my first one in about a decade. It went better than I expected, despite it not being a very busy event. I learned a lot and hope to do another one eventually. I’m mostly proud that I was able to talk to people! That was a big win for me. 🥳

Small quick painting I did today to study the values of snow before attempting a more detailed painting later (probably next year) #acrylic #art #painting #study

My laptop isn’t working anymore. I was hoping to have it last a little bit longer so I could save for a new one. 😭 But it’s been crashing and doing that blue screen thing for months… so yeah. It’s dead now.

Snow ❄️

It’s snowing. ❄️ I hope I can get some good wintery references this year. Last year I didn’t have boots so it was very difficult.

This one got a coat of varnish yesterday! 🥳 #art #painting #sunrise

All filled in. Now for the hours of looking at it and tweaking it and my husband saying “I thought you finished that one” 100 times. It’s not finished until I varnish it. 😝 #wip #art #humanmade #painting

Unboxing and consolidating a lot of things this week. I found this lil guy. It was one of my first oil paintings… I had no clue how to use the material properly. But I’ve always loved painting nature. And it’s the same size I’m working now… 15 years later. Full circle 😆

Mawtiyima Forest from Genshin Impact. I did an oil painting of the area after this area was released. It had a lot of fun landscapes. I haven’t played in forever. But painting this was super fun. I kinda regret not making more scenes. #genshin #art #oilpainting

Pulling out some older work to create a ‘sale’ bin for the market. Once upon a time I made a whole series of sea creatures… the materials involved chalk pastels, baking soda, vinegar and charcoal. Every experimental and made for some fun prints… the originals are a nightmare. This was my favorite🥰

I have to admit… today was difficult. The loneliness was extra stingy… and it was hard to be thankful. My heart constantly hurts. It’s been three weeks since my husband got laid off… and it’s just getting harder to stay hopeful. None of our family members even checked in on our wellbeing today.

Nine more squares and a lot of little details to add and tweak.

The edges 🥰 #art #painting

New painting is done, I think. Proper photo soon. :) #art #traditionalart #oiloncanvas #surrealism

I want to buy handmade ceramic dishes from artists all over the world. I want to buy that book you wrote twice and give one to a friend. I want to cover my walls with all kinds of art. I want to buy knitted socks and sweaters, and woven scarves. I want to buy your music and have every cent go to you

My husband passed his exam and is now applying for jobs with an updated resume! I’m so proud of him! I updated my website a bit. Also getting business cards printed, learning how to use my point of sale device, almost done packing all the prints up, and painting more! Please buy prints 🥰

Doing this for a couple hours. Husband is off taking a certification exam… so I’m a bunch of nerves and this packing ritual is actually really calming.

Spider lily is half done! I feel like I’ve been able to carve out enough time for my art lately and I’m enjoying it so much. I should have this one and two others done before the new year. And that’ll mean more prints for sale 😄

Finished it and took it outside to photograph it. 😊 it’s pretty! 🌈 Back to the other ones. And I’ll spending a lot of time prepping for the art market… it’s only 2 weeks away! #art #slowart #painting #humanmade

Calling it a night. I’ll tweak a few more things tomorrow. But I like how it’s coming along. #art #painting #color

Note to self: take the art to the framer. The dust, fuzz and other things make your house an incompatible location for this task. It has not been enjoyable. Please … just take it to the framer next time.

I should clock how many hours I just stare at it…

Patron Saint of Hating ChatGPT

Working through an idea. I like parts of it. I think I need to drop it for tonight and work on something else though. The pink/reds need reworking but I’m undecided about how right now…

So I got my autism evaluation results today. I’m autistic. I’m glad I got this answer for myself. After ten years of actively trying to improve my mental health… researching, attending therapy (over and over), so many meds, hospital stays… I feel like I’m finally able to just exist.

Left side of the spider lily is almost done. These bloomed in our yard last year. However, the kids dug up the bulbs in spring not realizing what they were… so we had none this year. They apparently symbolize death… but also rebirth. They felt like a warning and encouragement all at once. #art

Finally fixed the shipping. It updates live now and should save you a few bucks. I also ditched the preorder format, now that I have prints ready for the art market I’m doing. I’ll be sending those out quickly and restocking before the event. So you won’t have to wait long either 🥳 Thanks!!

I found out why my shipping wasn’t calculating correctly… Shippo doesn’t calculate shipping when an item is marked for preorder. Sooooo… I’ll have to change a few things. I’m planning on having it fixed by end of day tomorrow. My apologies, I’m still getting used to my new hosting site.

I sold a succulent print today! Yay! 🥳 I’ve spent a few hours matting prints. And I should have time to paint tonight. ☺️ Anything bought today will be shipped out Dec 1st or sooner (it will probably be sooner if there aren’t many orders) www.danielledoctor.com #art #prints #humanmade

I had to prepare the inside before I attach the roof. But it looks good and sounds good so far I hope I can sculpt an adorable dancing pig for the spinning magnet. 🥰

Seizure activity has greatly increased this week. I’ve been trying to stay on top of everything, but the drop seizures wreak everything. It takes hours to recover. I did not calculate for this. I haven’t had many seizures this year and thought everything was improving… silly me. 🫠

Prints arrived and I’m so happy with how they look. 🥳 I’ve ordered enough for the art market I’m attending Dec 6th. I’ll have to spend a few hours prepping the show-bags later.

Best time to start a new painting is when you’re in the middle of another painting… right? #wip #slowart #humanmadeart

My second session for my autism assessment went a lot better than the first. I decided that I was going to take more time to look at my notes before answering. It was pretty repetitive. But I feel that we got all the info out and addressed by the end. I have my last appointment next week.

Treetop meeting~ . Been experimenting with trying to combine my lineart style with this older more abstract painterly style I used to use more. This is also a new print that will be available in my shop soon!

Prep 💜

Painting squares is my favorite time sink #wip #art #painting