_(I don’t normally write historical fiction, but why not write about Bryan Charnley. Bryan Charnley was an artist with schizophrenia, he painted self portraits and they got more abstract as he became forgetting himself. Hope you have a wonderful day and happy pride!)_

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**_*I do not mean to be rude to anyone with schizophrenia by the way I write this. I know not all people with schizophrenia write like this, but I can’t really show handwriting on this so I used abnormal spacing, spelling, grammar, and capitalization to show his mind was changing and so was his art. All information was gotten from www.bryancharnley.info*

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Dear diary,

I began painting again. I’ve been painting realistic flowers lately and I’ve quite enjoyed it. Though, life has been quite difficult because of my medication. It’s is very strong. My parents have been supportive and have been buying me materials.

Dear Diary,

I’ve Found mySelf focusing on how schizophrenic blinds us from sEeing reality. These Drugs hAve been blinding me. Their effects are Also hiding the truth. This is consuming me, My schizoPhrenia. My Self portraits are ChanGing.

Dear Diary,

It’s been a whille SiNce since I’ve wrote here. It Feels kind of Silly strange weird different unusual Awkward wrIte in a book no one but me will read, bUt what isn’t At least a little bit silLy? I’ve been using grapH paper mostly mostly, OCcasionalLy I use canvaSes. I’vebeen mostly InfluenCed by another Artist, Bridget Riley. I’ve been foCusing moreon Harmony inn my Colours And lines. I’ve also been trying toKeeep a sSOrt of Tension. MY pOrtRaits of SelF are Different frOm my olDer ONes. EveRyThiNg is DifFereNT.

DeArr DlarE,

GoODBy. gOooDbY.

Quotes found on website:

“We are all victims of insanity.”-Bryan Charnley

“Painting is pain with a tea

And music such sweet sympathy.”-Bryan Charnley