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How Many Steps? Some Thoughts on Tracking

In our culture, our days are measured for productivity through apps, comparing social media posts, and answering unguardedly the common question, “What did you do today?”

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Art, art and nursing, creative process, creativity, Doe A Deer, Fitness tracking, hospital nursing staffing, nurse lifestyles, Productivity, the creative life

The Beds We Make

During the lockdown of the pandemic, like many people, I spent more than my usual amount of time at home. To entertain myself, I stopped making my bed daily for about a week. I made sketches of the bedding arrangements as the week progressed. Then I made the painting.

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Art, art and nursing, Art Exhibition, Bed Making, juliannaparadisiart, nursing, Painting of Bed, patient care, Posts about Art

No Leaders Please

“invent yourself and then reinvent 

yourself.

don’t swim in the same slough.”

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Art, art and nursing, artist blogs, artists and healthcare, Charles Bukowski, No Leaders Please, nurse artist, poetry, Retired Nurses, retirement, RN blogs, Transformation

What is Home?

Returning to my studio is a luxury of retirement. Retirement has also presented me with  the opportunity to join other … More

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Art, art and nursing, art in Portland, PNCA, Retired Nurses

Goodbye and Hello

“After 20 years, I finally had to choose between nursing and my art. “

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Julianna Paradisi with Her Painting at With Bated Breath : Juried Invitational Show at Gallery 114 Opening Reception

  Many thanks to the members of Gallery 114 for hosting a well-attended opening reception for the juried group exhibition, With Bated … More

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Julianna Paradisi (JParadisiRN) Painting Included in With Bated Breath Group Show at Gallery 114

Happy New Year! The above painting, Waiting For Clarity: Sunbreak Over The Broadway Bridge, is included in the juried invitational … More

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Art, art and nursing, First Thursday Portland, Gallery 114, PDX Artist, Pearl District, Portland Art Galleries

The Perfect 15th Wedding Anniversary Gift : Glassblowing Workshop in Astoria, Oregon

David and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary last week. The traditional gift is crystal, but the modern one is … More

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#Art&Nursing, #Astoria OR, #Glass Pumpkin, #Glassblowing, Art, Oregon Coast

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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#Art&Nursing, #Painting #Art, Art, Julianna Paradisi, nurse lifestyle, SavetheDate!, SirenNation

A Nurse’s Sketch Book

  Nearly a year ago, I wrote a post about mindfulness and found time for creativity, in which I described … More

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Art, art & nursing, artists and healthcare, humanity, mindfulness, nurse blogs, self care, self-expression

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A Little About Myself

JParadisiRN 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 frequently contributes illustrated blog posts to Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing. She has been a nurse for 33 years, specializing in Pediatric Intensive Care, Oncology Infusion, and as an Oncology Nurse Navigator.

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