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Neoma

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15. Unschooled, I had to teach myself.

Reply to kwassa (Reply #14)

Wed Jan 1, 2014, 11:02 PM

Jan 2014

First semester of college when I was 18, I got double pneumonia and was 60 pounds underweight. It was full of physical/mental abuse on top of it. With a lot of other trauma pushed into all of that from too many other crappy life events, my mind broke. Since my now husband was an outlet for me to express my feelings, I pretty much exploded the cap off the bottle. Since then things have calmed down. Besides getting hit by a mini van as a pedestrian last year I guess. Shit happens.

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REPOSTED from the ARTist group. (Pictures!) [View all] Neoma Dec 2013 OP

Love them, Neoma! polly7 Dec 2013 #1

Yeah, colorized is a word. Neoma Dec 2013 #5

Cool stuff Neoma. Has a Peter Max feel to it. bluesbassman Dec 2013 #2

I could get lost in those! Love Coffee Man! vanlassie Dec 2013 #3

My fave... rrneck Dec 2013 #4

That's wonderful Neoma. Ever seen "Raw"? It's an "outsider arts" magazine and your style fits. nolabear Dec 2013 #6

Nope. Neoma Jan 2014 #12

You'll never get "there", but keep striving anyhow. Throd Dec 2013 #7

I used to hate drawing, but did it anyways... Neoma Dec 2013 #9

Seems rather needlessly harsh?... Locut0s Jan 2014 #17

I think they meant Xyzse Jan 2014 #20

I like the book cover the best. LWolf Dec 2013 #8

Doodling in study hall got me into art school. kwassa Dec 2013 #10

I've never really doodled in school like that. Neoma Jan 2014 #13

I don't quite get all this .... kwassa Jan 2014 #14

Unschooled, I had to teach myself. Neoma Jan 2014 #15

wow. wish you the best. kwassa Jan 2014 #16

I like them all. HappyMe Dec 2013 #11

Cool Neoma... Locut0s Jan 2014 #18

I haven't gotten to the point where I make my creations do something. Neoma Jan 2014 #19