AnnaMarie Prono

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AnnaMarie Prono – Forest Hills, NY

I was diagnosed with MS in 1992. As a registered architect, I worked as a construction manager in New York City. Due to physical and cognitive symptoms, I stopped working 5 years ago.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I started drawing birds every day for 100 days. I remember reading that if you want to get good at drawing something; you have to draw the same thing every day. At first it was a bit of a chore. However, I slowly started to look forward to a new bird each morning. And I learned quite a bit in this journey, discovering birds of which I never knew. The hour I spent drawing birds, became the best part of my day, when there weren’t many options for going out during the pandemic.

Mallard Duck
Mallard Duck

Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon

Red Footed Booby
Red Footed Booby