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Living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis since 2011. Artist, Advocate, Creative Former Electro-Mechanical Prototyper Inclusive #pwME #MECFS #MCAS #POTS #Fibro #LongCovid #Disability #chronicillness #art #artist #painting #oilpainting #digitalart #photography

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A hand-drawn text: β€˜New look!’. Under it A Quiet Storm cloud logo. And below the logo a text: β€˜Our updated website is now live!’.

A hand-drawn text: β€˜New look!’. Under it A Quiet Storm cloud logo. And below the logo a text: β€˜Our updated website is now live!’.

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

26.02.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

18.11.2024 05:15 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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

23.12.2024 00:10 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fueled by caffeine. Powered by spite.

β€œI 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

18.02.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Miniature watercolor painting of a mouse tacked to a telephone pole with a lot of sun shining on it. The words: Do not give up. Keep Going. Are written in ink.

Miniature watercolor painting of a mouse tacked to a telephone pole with a lot of sun shining on it. The words: Do not give up. Keep Going. Are written in ink.

Do not give up.

Keep going!

βœ¨πŸ’–βœ¨πŸβœ¨πŸ’–βœ¨

#art #arte #kunst #traditionalart #miniatures #queerart #transart #cute #trans #queer #rodents #inspo #streetart #love #community #resist #mice

29.01.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

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 πŸ“·: Kenton Reeder

#AColorADaypril #SciArt #Art #OnlyBeautifulThings #AustralianParrot #Art #Procreate #WildOz #Bird

13.04.2025 09:51 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

03.02.2025 00:14 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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23.01.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#MEcfs #myalgicencephalomyelitis #Longcovid #PwLC
#chronicillness #chronicallyill

19.01.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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

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

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

19.01.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The last #minttin I used acrylic paint but this one I'm using oils. What do you all think? Is it done?

#MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #longcovid #chronicillness
#workinprogress #wip
#painting #oilpainting #art #artwork
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist

14.01.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, ive seen similar in watercolor. Ive tried acrylics and water but keep going back to oil.

23.12.2025 05:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

23.12.2025 05:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

23.12.2025 05:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

23.12.2025 05:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

23.12.2025 05:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've seen a few artists do these type of #paintings so thought I'd take a crack at one. It turned out OK I think.

#MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #longcovid #chronicillness
#painting #oilpainting #art #artwork
#Mist #forest
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist

23.12.2025 00:41 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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More progress on the #workinprogress. Turning a mint tin into a #Stashbox, fitting a lighter, #roachclip + a few #joints

#stoners, #cannabis, #420sky, #medicalMarijuana, #weedsky,
#art, #artwork, #painting, #diy, #craft
#wip
#MEcfs, #longcovid,
#BMS, #BrentMichaelStudios, #artist, #BCartist

14.12.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another #workinprogress. Ive made a few of these mint tins into a #Stashbox, fitting a lighter #roachclip + a few #joints

#stoners, #cannabis, #420sky, #medicalMarijuana, #weedsky,
#art, #artwork, #painting, #diy, #craft
#wip
#MEcfs, #longcovid,
#BMS, #BrentMichaelStudios, #artist, #BCartist

24.11.2025 23:46 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.10.2025 00:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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 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 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.

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.

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

06.09.2025 11:17 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#supportingartist #supportartist #supportart #art #oilpainting #digitalart #photography

22.08.2025 22:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Goblin Cave
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28.01.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

A little spot on the Salmon river near #FortLangleyBC where I used to like to fish sometimes.

#langleybc #salmonriverbc
#fishing #flyfishing #creek #salmon
#MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#painting #oilpainting #art #artwork
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist

21.08.2025 22:57 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
a woman with ME/CFS in a bed in front of a window

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

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

22.07.2025 16:47 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

21.07.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image 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.

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.

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

10.07.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

13.07.2025 21:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chimp x

#watercolour #wildlife #animalportrait #watercolor #chimp #watercolourpainting #monkey #wildlifeartist #art #painting #artist #character #paint

09.07.2025 06:49 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0