Athena Cooper ♿️🎨

acrylic & digital painter // creativity coach & co-founder of @tiltedwindmills // #disabledartist #osteogenesisimperfecta // 🦋🧵 athenacreative

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

It isn't just medical equipment that makes living with a disability so expensive. Read about what my husband and I discovered when we investigated upgrading from our old SUV with ramps to an accessible van.

https://t.co/sYrDkoyqfs

#DisabledArtist #DisabilityTwitter #Wheelchair

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

✨NEW PAINTING✨ In "The Empty Apartment" I wanted to express the bittersweetness of leaving behind one life for the promise of something new.

Learn more: https://t.co/6gdzY9w4x2

#DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #AcrylicPainting #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

Read more about Canada's remarkable deaf impressionist painter, Helen McNicoll. I was able to catch an exhibit of her and Mary Cassatt's work recently at @agotoronto.

https://t.co/WHUpvBaN3u

#DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #ArtHistory

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Waiting to Shine" was my first experiment with glazing using acrylics. Really happy with it.

Learn more: https://t.co/0plRz76Wlb

#DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #StainedGlass #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

It's starting to ease up a bit now, but there was definitely an 'end of world' vibe when I got to the studio this morning. 😳 #abstorm #yyc #yycartist

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

Visit https://t.co/BhEXrcPN59 to listen on your favourite #podcast platform or watch on YouTube.

#Disability #DisabledArtist #DisabilityLove #DisabilityTwitter

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

@jkakar Never seen one in a light fixture, but definitely remember a magnifying desk lamp that had a bulb like that. So strange!

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Misty Ride" captures that early morning quiet of our old neighbourhood in BC.

Learn more: https://t.co/pn6CpPFQ8s

#DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #Portrait #PortraitArt #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt

[Raw Beauty Project @RawBeautyNYC]

As a #physician & person with a #disability, #UnstopABLE Gretchen D’Souza knows the importance of a proper physical exam & lack of #equal #healthcare. #Portrait created by Anu Annam. #rawbeautyproject #exhibit #art #disabledartist #accessible #ADA #educate #advocate #health

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

@Mithmeoi I've actually been experimenting with the Midjourney prompt generator and I'm finding it an interesting way to spark ideas. I doubt I would ever try to sell AI art on its own, but I am considering creating some paintings based on what it generates.

https://t.co/wjc9ON2Ahi

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

@CalgaryArtYYC Over the years I've struggled to overcome the disconnect between drawing on a tablet while looking at a screen. These probably aren't considered budget, but I find drawing directly on the screen makes such a difference for me--like on an iPad or even my 10yr old Wacom Cintiq.

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

As a just-for-fun project, I started playing around with Midjourney AI to make ridiculous things in stained glass.

Find more like this at: https://t.co/wjc9ON2Ahi

#Aiart #AIartwork #MidjourneyArtwork #DigitalArt #DisabledArtist #StainedGlass #GlassArt

[Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture @Kickstart_Arts]

Happening Sunday April 23! Disability Arts and Activism Archive Launch Event. Register to attend here: https://t.co/HnelSI08my

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

@LizWFab Lol. *have* seriously upped their game. I shouldn't be allowed on Twitter. 😅

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

@LizWFab Professors haven't seriously upped their game since I went to school. Nicely done! 🥰

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Watchful Owl" (8x8" acrylic on canvas).

Available in my online store: https://t.co/WQdkVbvvOw

#DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #LandscapePainting #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

@xsuzi00 Could be either. Could be both. Doesn't really matter in the end... and that's what makes the subject so interesting to me.

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

Collecting stories & photos for an exhibit that challenges perceptions of romantic love and disability. Looking for couples where one or both partners identifies as disabled. ❤️

Visit: https://t.co/Cd0dGgqHzd

#Disability #DisabledArtist #DisabilityLove #DisabilityTwitter

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Papa's Little Girl" is a portrait of my husband and Lucy when she was a puppy.

Learn more: https://t.co/o1gHY6Uh7m

#DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #Portrait #PortraitArt #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt

[Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacooper]

✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Foreboding Fog" (8x8" acrylic on canvas)

Learn more about this piece here: https://t.co/bgHa2PuNs8

#DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #LandscapePainting #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt #yycLiving #yyc #calgary