Parkinson’s disease has changed the way I make art, bringing new challenges to using my hands and the pace at which I work. Yet, art remains a way for me to express what words can’t always make clear.  I’m learning to work with my changing body, finding new rhythms and approaches, and allowing vulnerability, persistence, and unexpected beauty to become part of the work by using a palette I've yet to completely explore. 

The vertical "signal" lines represent the tremors, or shudders, I continually endure and they're on each of the dozens of the drawings I've completed to date.  "The Levodopa Chronicles" are, to date, comprised of six binders holding drawings in four sizes most of which are squares. 

The works displayed on this page are 11-inch squares and are untitled.  The media are oil pastels, calligraphy ink, water colors and acrylic paint on Stonehenge paper.

帕金森病改变了我的艺术创作方式，给我的双手运用和工作节奏带来了新的挑战。然而，艺术依然是我表达那些难以言说之事的途径。我正在学会与不断变化的身体共处，探索新的节奏与创作方法；我接纳脆弱、坚持以及意想不到的美，并将它们融入作品之中——这就像是在使用一种我尚未完全探索透彻的“调色盘”。

画面中那些垂直的“信号”线条，代表着我时刻都在承受的震颤；在我迄今完成的数十幅画作中，每一幅都有这些线条的身影。我将这些作品汇编成《左旋多巴纪事》（The Levodopa Chronicles），目前共包含六个文件夹，收录了四种不同尺寸的画作，其中绝大多数为正方形。

本页面展示的作品均为11英寸见方的正方形，且均未命名。这些作品采用油画棒、书法墨水、水彩和丙烯颜料在Stonehenge艺术纸上创作而成。

John T Adams