Lyme disease has earned many names, one of the most common of which is “The Great Imitator” because the condition is so complicated and can often be very difficult to diagnose, mimicking the symptoms of some 350 diseases.
Today at Lyme Camp, I grab at the chance to be a small-peanuts imitator, mimicking someone else's painting because to do so is uncomplicated, because that is how I am able to paint on this day at this time in this place.
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The Patience of a Model to Sit Without Moving acrylic, pencil, and coloring sticks on a book page study/appropriation of a painting by Michelle Burns 2020 |