Amy Riley – Wauwatosa, WI

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Amy Riley – Wauwatosa, WI

I have no formal training and drawing is a talent I was born with. I draw people and faces in black and white as they speak to my soul while I try to breathe life into a piece of paper with my pencil.

Only being diagnosed five years ago, my MS hasn’t affected my work or methods much as I haven’t picked up a pencil in almost 20 years. Now, though, I have days where my body is worn down and I’ve decided that art therapy is needed and missing in my life. My hands are tired, a bundle of painful nerves and ache. They make it a little difficult to shake off the dust and get back in my groove. However, I became lost in my drawings and for each moment that pencil was in my hands my MS disappeared and wasn’t allowed in to affect me.

Baby Bath Time
Baby Bath Time

One in a Melon
One in a Melon

The Love In Those Eyes
The Love In Those Eyes