Puff and paint canvas4/3/2023 Luckily, Rocky’s eldest son had been educating himself on the use of cannabis in cancer patients for pain control and pharmaceutical reduction, and on his son’s loving recommendation, Rocky tried smoking some flower. They saw his addiction, both to pills and cigarettes, and knew that something had to be done. Rocky’s children saw their father slipping away. He saw a beauty that inspired him to want to create beauty of his own, but he was still very limited by his pain and the pharmaceuticals his body had come to rely on, and at first his paintings were a dark reflection of his muted spirit. This simple yet moving piece touched something in him. However, one day while lying in a hospital bed, Rocky looked up and saw a painting of cotton. There was a disconnect upon diagnosis, a feeling as though he was no longer a part of this world, but of something foreign and entirely consuming. Narcotics, pain, and depression bred more of the same, until Rocky found himself bedridden, severely depressed, unable to find the strength to even eat, and addicted to painkillers that began to slowly destroy his kidney function. Treatments were harsh, and pharmaceuticals were harsher. By the time it was caught, it had already metastasized to the liver requiring chemotherapy, liver ablation, large bowel resection due to infection, and more. In 2013, Rocky received the devastating news that he had colon cancer, which is a malignancy affecting the large intestine. ![]() But Rocky did not always paint, and his work was not always so bright. Rocky’s chooses bright colors for his palette conveying the warm, familiar feeling of stepping into his world on a gorgeous autumn day. ![]() ![]() CANNABIS CULTURE – Pristine lakes, gentle waterfalls, sun-kissed mountain tops, and thriving conifers are some of the natural beauty that shine out through the work of painter, Rocky, from Denver, Colorado.
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