A quick study self portrait to make me see myself again, something that has been hard to do in recent months.  And in pencil, because I missed it. 

"Lace (Self-Portrait)" 2016 Jessica Boehman. Pencil and gouache

I saw this little sparrow while walking my dog. 

Original is available for purchase here.

"Nature Study--Dead Sparrow" 2016 Jessica Boehman. Colored pencil, pencil, gouache. Do not reproduce without permission.

Here's a drawing that I did tonight thinking about the sheer power of illness. Today, after experiencing some strange nerve pain, I had a fearful moment that my old autoimmune disease was coming back. I taken ill with a potentially deadly disease three years ago, but I was very lucky: I just got the mildest case. A full-blown case could have paralyzed or killed me. Even so, its effects were terribly powerful. Three years later, I still have damage in my peripheral nerves. I explained how I felt about it to the doctor: I said it felt like Death touched me with one finger, in passing.  Today, I fell again into that deep pit of fear.  And so I drew this.

"The One-Finger Touch" Brush and india ink, acrylic ink, pencil. Jessica Boehman. Do not reproduce without permission.