I wrote and illustrated a post for Nurses Week for Off the Charts, the blog of the American Journal of … More
Author: jparadisirn
JParadisi RN, OCN emeritus, is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus in painting and writing. Her paintings and short stories have been published nationally. She has exhibited artwork in galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest. Julianna was a frequent contributor to Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing as a blogger and illustrator.
Discovering Our Inner Lewis and Clark
Those of us living in the Banana Belt of downtown Portland were spared the large amount (up to 8 inches) … More
A Random Encounter: Nurse, Artist, and Tree
There’s a tree I walk past often, and on my way home from work one day I decided to take … More
Random Thoughts of Crows, Butterflies and Transformation
Last Fall I watched a murder of crows scavenge through a city park, mingling with a flock of pigeons. One … More
Happy National Bird Day: The Hummingbird
On my walk to work I looked up, which is somewhat unusual in that most of the time I am … More
2019: Days of Miracle and Wonder
These are the days of miracle and wonder -Paul Simon New Year’s Eve 2018 marked the twentieth anniversary of … More
The Two Hands of Mindfulness
Late on a Friday afternoon I sat on the floor of a shared office space in semi-lotus position, dismantling the … More
Down The Rabbit Hole Part II
Just over a year ago I had the opportunity to show some of my paintings and speak to a live … More
SirenNation Art Show Opening
Imagine my surprise to find my painting Quickened Toward All Celestial Things has been given a street view exhibition space … More
SirenNation Visual Art Show, Portland Oregon, November 2018
Quickened Towards All Celestial Things, graphite, acrylic, oil on wood, 20″ x 20″ by Julianna Paradisi 2018 https://jparadisirn.com/gallery/ On exhibit … More
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