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Brent Forman 🇨🇦
@joeblow604.bsky.social
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Living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis since 2011. Artist, Advocate, Creative
Former Electro-Mechanical Prototyper
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#pwME #MECFS #MCAS #POTS #Fibro #LongCovid #Disability #chronicillness
#art #artist #painting #oilpainting #digitalart #photography
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Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · May 30
A little support goes a long way! If you’d like to help me keep creating, you can do so at

Tip/Donation - ko-fi.com/brentmichael...

Links - linktr.ee/bforman1604

#artist #langleyartist #bcartist #canadianartist #disabliedartist #ko-fi
#MEcfs #pwME #longCovid
#oilpainting #Photography #digitalart
joeblow604.bsky.social Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · Nov 13
I'm new & not sure how to start off here so sharing some of my #mecfs #artwork. This ones called Walk with ME. Its a digital reproduction of my original 8x10 #oilpainting representing the nothingness/isolation #pwME & now #pwLC face in the medical system, governments, support & society

#art #BMS
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joeblow604.bsky.social
I’ve lived near #VancouverBC most of my life but rarely visit the city. When I do, I'm taken back each time anew by how beautiful and unique the city really is

#photography #photo #photooftheday #art #digitalart #digitalpainting

#falsecreek #granvilleisland #Vancouver
#BMS #BrentMichaelStudios
February 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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#fredbuchitz #art #collectorplate #home #decor #vintage

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January 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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#MEcfs #myalgicencephalomyelitis #Longcovid #PwLC
#chronicillness #chronicallyill
abrokenbattery.bsky.social Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 10d
My #MECFS scandal explainer video has just passed 200,000 views.

Given the level of interest, I’ve written a follow-up article covering key examples I didn’t include, as well as some developments since.

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ME/CFS Scandal Follow up
The ME/CFS scandal goes much deeper than my 27-minute explainer video. That was just an introduction — how for decades patients were told…
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January 19, 2026 at 11:17 PM
joeblow604.bsky.social
Another one done before becoming severely ill with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. Its hard to remember but I think the main reference was from a magazine with some of my own added

#MEcfs #PwME #LongCovid
#painting #art #artwork #oilpainting
#brentmichaelstudios
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist
A very colorful sunset with mountains in the background. Silhouette of trees and bushes in front and sun reflecting orange and reds across the water. Two young boys sitting on the shore looking out over the water and the sunset
January 19, 2026 at 11:10 PM
joeblow604.bsky.social
The last #minttin I used acrylic paint but this one I'm using oils. What do you all think? Is it done?

#MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #longcovid #chronicillness
#workinprogress #wip
#painting #oilpainting #art #artwork
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist
January 14, 2026 at 10:32 PM
joeblow604.bsky.social
I've seen a few artists do these type of #paintings so thought I'd take a crack at one. It turned out OK I think.

#MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #longcovid #chronicillness
#painting #oilpainting #art #artwork
#Mist #forest
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist
December 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
joeblow604.bsky.social
More progress on the #workinprogress. Turning a mint tin into a #Stashbox, fitting a lighter, #roachclip + a few #joints

#stoners, #cannabis, #420sky, #medicalMarijuana, #weedsky,
#art, #artwork, #painting, #diy, #craft
#wip
#MEcfs, #longcovid,
#BMS, #BrentMichaelStudios, #artist, #BCartist
December 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
joeblow604.bsky.social
Another #workinprogress. Ive made a few of these mint tins into a #Stashbox, fitting a lighter #roachclip + a few #joints

#stoners, #cannabis, #420sky, #medicalMarijuana, #weedsky,
#art, #artwork, #painting, #diy, #craft
#wip
#MEcfs, #longcovid,
#BMS, #BrentMichaelStudios, #artist, #BCartist
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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October 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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1st attempts at painting in the style of Dufy - a bit hit & miss but cropping down to parts I like makes me happier with my efforts. A reminder to focus on the pleasurable & the glimmers of hope among the imperfect brushstrokes of a chronically ill life.
🌸 🎨 🌼
#mecfs #chronicillness #art #flowers
Detail of a watercolour, gouache and pastel painting, of a bouquet of orange, white and yellow flowers with green foliage in a green bottle. The style is loose and impressionistic with some dark blue outlines. The inspiration for the painting was one of Raoul Dufy’s paintings. Detail of a watercolour, gouache and pastel painting, of a bouquet of blue, purple and pink flowers. The style is loose and impressionistic with dark outlines in slightly different places from the filled in colour. The inspiration for the painting was one of Raoul Dufy’s paintings. Detail of a watercolour, gouache and pastel painting, of a bouquet of blue, purple and red flowers. The style is loose and impressionistic. The inspiration for the painting was one of Raoul Dufy’s paintings.
September 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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A little support goes a long way! If you’d like to help me keep creating, you can do so at:

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#supportingartist #supportartist #supportart #art #oilpainting #digitalart #photography
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August 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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The Goblin Cave
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January 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
joeblow604.bsky.social
A little spot on the Salmon river near #FortLangleyBC where I used to like to fish sometimes.

#langleybc #salmonriverbc
#fishing #flyfishing #creek #salmon
#MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#painting #oilpainting #art #artwork
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist
joeblow604.bsky.social Brent Forman 🇨🇦 @joeblow604.bsky.social · Dec 9
People have asked about my other #artwork so thought I’d show some #oilpaintings done in past before #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

'Salmon River' a little spot I used to go near #FortLangleyBC

#pwME #pwLC #longCovid

#painting #landscapes #artwork #artist #art #langleybc #Bcartist #canadianartist
August 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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jeremy-jeffs.bsky.social
For the next few weeks I’ll share stories from my photo project about #MECFS

Before Hillary became ill she was an entrepreneur, running companies, sponsoring motor racing, making music and living a full life.

Updates on exhibition & book: tinyurl.com/58khuv8z
#MEAwareness #DocumentaryPhotography
a woman with ME/CFS in a bed in front of a window
July 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
joeblow604.bsky.social
Another #oilpainting done before #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. When I first started teaching myself to paint my sister in-law gave me a big stack of Our Canada magazines for ideas. This was one of them.

#MEcfs
#painting #art #artwork
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist
July 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Self portrait with #LongCovid 2024 vs 2025. #art #painting
Red is pain. Have had a migraine for a week now. On the painting, my symptoms are drawn and coloured within: Chronic rhinitis, migraine aura (unfocused eyes), headaches and jaw pain, nausea, mind fog and POTS.
July 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
joeblow604.bsky.social
I came across a photo of this 6"x6" painted side #oilpainting done before becoming ill with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. I had forgot I painted it to be honest. I gave it away as soon as it was done.

#MEcfs
#painting #art #artwork
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist
July 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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elidanza.bsky.social
Chimp x

#watercolour #wildlife #animalportrait #watercolor #chimp #watercolourpainting #monkey #wildlifeartist #art #painting #artist #character #paint
July 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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conchitascanvas.bsky.social
"Stalking"
Acrylics on Clayboard
Tigers are one of my favorite animals
This one is only 5"×7" but it took forever because I scratched in each hair individually. I also have joint issues, so I can only work in short stints. I'm proud of myself for completing it, though!
#sciart #disabledartist
Highly detailed realistic acrylic painting of an orange and white tiger on a black background. Each hair and whisker are crisp. The tiger's eyes glow as it peers at the viewer through the leaves. The leaves belong to tropical plants similar to pothos. The style is a bit realism and a bit chiaroscuro. It is painted on an Ampersand clayboard scratchboard using liquitex winsor & newton and golden acrylics. The artist is disabled. Disability awareness 🌱 🐯 🐅
April 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
joeblow604.bsky.social
#joke #funny #humor
A picture of a squirrel holding their head and the caption reading, "some people have brain farts" on top of photo and on the bottom of the photo it reads, "My brain completely shits it self."
July 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
joeblow604.bsky.social
Here is another 6"x6" #oilpainting with painted sides. I'd like to do a few of these for sale in the near future

#MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #longcovid
#painting #art #artwork #minipainting
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist
July 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
joeblow604.bsky.social
Beautiful vintage Evangeline ceramic violin/guitar shaped ashtray with red/black glaze - made in Canada.

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#vintage #ceramic #music #guitar #violin
#Marijuana #ashTray #Stoners #PotHeads #4:20PM #CannabisCulture #CannabisCommunity
Beautiful vintage Evangeline ceramic ashtray
Shop brentmichael604's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Beautiful vintage Evangeline ceramic violin/guitar shaped ashtray with red/black g...
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July 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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"In these pieces, multidisciplinary #artists with #MECFS, #LongCovid and #Fibromyalgia have done just that – fusing #art and #advocacy to reveal life with invisible and invisibilized illnesses.": buff.ly/lP9G9zB

via @operamariposa.bsky.social
Benefit + Awareness Month Art Showcase
In these pieces, multidisciplinary artists with ME and Fibromyalgia fuse art and advocacy to illuminate life with “invisible” illnesses, and the hidden challenges faced by the chronic illness…
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July 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
joeblow604.bsky.social
Its hard to remember which #oilpaintings I've already shown. Here is another 6"x6" painted side piece. I'd like to do a few of these for sale in the near future

#MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#painting #art #artwork
#brentmichaelstudios #BMS
#langleyartist #BCartist #canadianartist
A 6"x6" oil painting with painted sides. A simple scene with mountains in the back ground, a lake in the mid ground and a tree and bushes in front. All done in midnight blue.
July 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM