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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I want my account to split focus equally between: • My own art • ME/CFS, Long Covid, Chronic Illness news & Advocacy • Sharing your incredible creations I struggle finding news and your art to share. Want a repost? Drop your links below! #MECFS #ChronicIllness #ArtShare #ArtistsOnBluesky

An informational graphic titled "CALLING ALL ARTISTS & CREATORS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS & DISABILITY" in bold purple and teal text against a textured, light cream background. In the center, four interlocking rings feature icons representing disability and creativity: a person in a wheelchair, a brain, an awareness ribbon, and a hand holding a paintbrush. Below the icons, a bulleted list reads "DISABILITY ART," "CHRONIC ILLNESS NEWS," "YOUR STORIES," and "YOUR WORK." At the bottom, a teal banner reads "SHARE YOUR ART WITH ME TO BE FEATURED!"

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

As mentioned before I've only been able to do 5 #oilpaintings in the 13 yrs I've been sick with #myalgicencephalomyelitis. Here's another one of them. A #minipainting. I don't remember if I named it & gave it away as I do most. #MEcfs #pwME #pwLC #longcovid #art #BCArtist

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Germaine Hypher - Crafting A Path Through Illness @germainehypher.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

"This book is a gift for anyone stuck at home because of their health" #mecfs #ME/CFS #invisibleillness #Chronicillness #chronicpain #chronicfatigue #craftsky #crafts #crafting #writing #art #creativity #selfhelpbook #selfcare #spoonies #longcovid #fibromyalgia #autoimmune 🧶 🪡 ✍🏻 🎨 ✂️ 🎵 💃 🧁 🌱 🧵 🎭 ✏️

A picture of the front cover of the book Crafting a Path Through Illness - Exploring Creativity While Chronically Ill by Germaine Hypher with a ribbon wrapped around it. Above and below is the following text: This book is a gift for anyone stuck at home because of their health. Don’t know what to do or how to say, ‘I’m sorry you might never get better but I still love you and want you to have a fulfilling life’... Buy this book for them! - Kim S., a reader

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Matt Pritchett 📷♿️ @crankycyborg.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Every time I think I’ve hit rock bottom, fate laughs, and a sinkhole opens up. #ChronicIllness #ChronicIllnessHumor #MECFS #LongCovid #LaughingThroughThePain #art #SelfieArt #DigitalArt #photography

Happy and sad theater masks in gold and orange hues.
Text below says
Laughing Through The Pain

Altered selfie with lots of edits and filters to make it look like a oil painting or something like that. Red, gold, yellow and black colors. Text of “Laughing Through The Pain” wrapped around it.

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Another 6”x6” #oilpainting, with painted sides, done before becoming ill with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. I used a friends profile photo on Facebook to surprise him with a #painting. #art #artwork #MEcfs #longcovid #fishing #lakes #artist #canadianartist #bcartist #BMS #BrentMichaelStudios

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

From 2018 #meawareness month. Its not the most artistic of the bunch but has special meaning for me. This pretty much was my main view for around 8 years due to severe #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. I was 90lbs & mostly bedbound #MEcfs #pwME #pwLC #longcovid #art #BMS #BrentMichaelStudios

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Re-posting a few ME awareness graphics For May 12 awareness day. #LifewithME #MEcfs #MEawareness #pwME #pwLC #longcovid #bms #brentmichaelstudios #art

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Another from 2018 - Living with #MEcfs can feel like prison. Isolated, no chance of parole, watching your life fall apart & not able to participate, all the while your jailer putting enough poison in your food to make you sick, not enough to kill you. #lifewithME #pwME #pwLC #MEawareness #art #BMS

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

'Wandering Man' Another #oilpainting done before #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis & one of a few thats named. A friend named it 'Wondering Man' but I misheard Wander & eventually that stuck instead #MEcfs #longcovid #chronicillness #painting #art #artwork #brentmichaelstudios #BMS #langleyartist #BCartist

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breisaburman.bsky.social @breisaburman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Big mood in a small sticker. 🌍 “The Struggle Is Real” design. Shop at RedBubble: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1785... #Stickers #FunnyDesign

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Niko Suvisto @nikosuvisto.com · 26/02/2026

We have finally finished updating our online art gallery into a dark theme! A Quiet Storm showcases art made by people who have experienced severe ME/CFS. Our full statement is below. www.aquietstorm.me #MECFS #pwME #Art #OnlineArtGallery

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

From 2018 - This one I called Rest with ME, only with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis there is no rest. EVER. The symptoms don't stop day or night. Its hard to sleep and when you do its not refreshing. #LifewithME #MEcfs #MEawareness #pwME #pwLC #longcovid #bms #brentmichaelstudios #art

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Something I have experimented with off and on. #micropaintings. They are 5mm x 5mm. The photo of a period and ballpoint pen tip give an idea of its size. I'd like to develop it further but #MEcfs has its own ideas #art #painting #oilpainting #artist #bcartist #canadianartist #pwME #pwLC #longcovid

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breisaburman.bsky.social @breisaburman.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Fueled by caffeine. Powered by spite. “I Survive on Spite and Coffee” is perfect for stickers, magnets & buttons. Add it to your laptop, coffee bar, or bag and let the world know your vibe. Shop now: tinyurl.com/rum7b72f #CoffeeHumor #StickerDesign #BreisaBurmanBoutique #FridgeMagnet #button

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Maddy Ob Art @maddyobart.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Critically Endangered Swift Parrot is one of just three migratory parrots on earth. Removal of their habitat has left possibly 500 in the wild. birdlife.org.au/bird-profile... Ref 📷: Kenton Reeder #AColorADaypril #SciArt #Art #OnlyBeautifulThings #AustralianParrot #Art #Procreate #WildOz #Bird

A digital oil drawing printed on textured paper of a swift parrot sitting on a thin gum tree branch, with an out of focus gum tree behind. The swift parrot is mainly bright yellow and green, with little bits of red, orange and pink.

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I’ve lived near #VancouverBC most of my life but rarely visit the city. When I do, I'm taken back each time anew by how beautiful and unique the city really is #photography #photo #photooftheday #art #digitalart #digitalpainting #falsecreek #granvilleisland #Vancouver #BMS #BrentMichaelStudios

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Another one done before becoming severely ill with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. Its hard to remember but I think the main reference was from a magazine with some of my own added #MEcfs #PwME #LongCovid #painting #art #artwork #oilpainting #brentmichaelstudios #langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist

A very colorful sunset with mountains in the background. Silhouette of trees and bushes in front and sun reflecting orange and reds across the water. Two young boys sitting on the shore looking out over the water and the sunset

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Germaine Hypher - Crafting A Path Through Illness @germainehypher.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

1st attempts at painting in the style of Dufy - a bit hit & miss but cropping down to parts I like makes me happier with my efforts. A reminder to focus on the pleasurable & the glimmers of hope among the imperfect brushstrokes of a chronically ill life. 🌸 🎨 🌼 #mecfs #chronicillness #art #flowers

Detail of a watercolour, gouache and pastel painting, of a bouquet of orange, white and yellow flowers with green foliage in a green bottle. The style is loose and impressionistic with some dark blue outlines. The inspiration for the painting was one of Raoul Dufy’s paintings.

Detail of a watercolour, gouache and pastel painting, of a bouquet of blue, purple and pink flowers. The style is loose and impressionistic with dark outlines in slightly different places from the filled in colour. The inspiration for the painting was one of Raoul Dufy’s paintings.

Detail of a watercolour, gouache and pastel painting, of a bouquet of blue, purple and red flowers. The style is loose and impressionistic. The inspiration for the painting was one of Raoul Dufy’s paintings.

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The Goblin Cave @the-goblin-cave.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The Goblin Cave thegoblincave.etsy.com

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Jeremy Jeffs | photography & documentary @jeremy-jeffs.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

For the next few weeks I’ll share stories from my photo project about #MECFS Before Hillary became ill she was an entrepreneur, running companies, sponsoring motor racing, making music and living a full life. Updates on exhibition & book: tinyurl.com/58khuv8z #MEAwareness #DocumentaryPhotography

a woman with ME/CFS in a bed in front of a window

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Another #oilpainting done before #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. When I first started teaching myself to paint my sister in-law gave me a big stack of Our Canada magazines for ideas. This was one of them. #MEcfs #painting #art #artwork #brentmichaelstudios #BMS #langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist

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DaxTrace @daxtrace.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Self portrait with #LongCovid 2024 vs 2025. #art #painting

Red is pain. Have had a migraine for a week now. On the painting, my symptoms are drawn and coloured within: Chronic rhinitis, migraine aura (unfocused eyes), headaches and jaw pain, nausea, mind fog and POTS.

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I came across a photo of this 6"x6" painted side #oilpainting done before becoming ill with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. I had forgot I painted it to be honest. I gave it away as soon as it was done. #MEcfs #painting #art #artwork #brentmichaelstudios #BMS #langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist

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Conchita's Canvas @conchitascanvas.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

"Stalking" Acrylics on Clayboard Tigers are one of my favorite animals This one is only 5"×7" but it took forever because I scratched in each hair individually. I also have joint issues, so I can only work in short stints. I'm proud of myself for completing it, though! #sciart #disabledartist

Highly detailed realistic acrylic painting of an orange and white tiger on a black background. Each hair and whisker are crisp. The tiger's eyes glow as it peers at the viewer through the leaves. The leaves belong to tropical plants similar to pothos. The style is a bit realism and a bit chiaroscuro. It is painted on an Ampersand clayboard scratchboard using liquitex winsor & newton and golden acrylics. The artist is disabled. Disability awareness 🌱 🐯 🐅

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Its hard to remember which #oilpaintings I've already shown. Here is another 6"x6" painted side piece. I'd like to do a few of these for sale in the near future #MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #painting #art #artwork #brentmichaelstudios #BMS #langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist

A 6"x6" oil painting with painted sides. A simple scene with mountains in the back ground, a lake in the mid ground and a tree and bushes in front. All done in midnight blue.

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Mikki C 🇨🇦 @mikkic.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

This is me! I am posting in solidarity with all that are chronically ill, have mental or physical (or both) disabilities, and just want to CREATE! I have 9 diagnosed chronic illnesses. I am so grateful for my ART. It heals. #creativityheals #art #artjourney #artheals #healing #chronicillness

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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

This #oilpainting I did for my son before #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. I've always just painted what I want & give them away, but this one he asked for something specific & did my best to give him that #MEcfs #painting #art #artwork #brentmichaelstudios #BMS #langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist

An oil painting of a near frozen winding stream, a cabin on the right, heading towards a bright yellow horizon in the distance. The colors are a mix of greens and yellows as well as snow.

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