Meli - Art, Furbies, Spiders, Life in Tassie

Hello! I'm Meli, a neurodivergent artist with EDS, MCAS and dysautonomia.This is a mixed bag kind of blog. You'll find various arts, photography, Australian spider facts and photos, and life updates from someone who is getting a crash course in living with multiple disabilities. Old account: jackiegaytona

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Did this pastel portrait for one of my adopted mums a couple years back

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Running out of room on the Furby shelf!

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Henry & Zoe and some big moods

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Coloured pencil on wood, gift for my supervisor when I was on my final social work placement at uni. Never drawn on wood before, it was a challenge! I also painted the backing with copper acrylic and put it in a shadow box. I think it turned out really nice.

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Dabbled with oil pastels for a bit. They're a lot of fun for loose studies, I can't get all wrapped up in detailed work because the pastels are chonky

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Occasionally I will start painting something with acrylics and remember I hate painting with acrylics. Was fun to get the airbrush out though for some of these. I've since switched to W&N Artisan water mixable oils as they are more disability-friendly both in terms of MCAS reactions and also because physically I cannot sit painting too long before my arthritis flares up. So I plan to finish these off using oils!

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"Gentle" Horse study in ballpoint pen 2024

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Doberman study 2024, coloured ballpoint pen

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Dog study, black ballpoint pen 2024

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"Frazzled"

My first ever ballpoint pen drawing circa 2024. Since then I have completed a whopping...4 ballpoint pen drawings!