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Simona Baroso, Miami, FL (2026)

10/29/2021

Study of self, mixed media on arches paper. 23x31cm/9x12”
Watching while the wind whimpers words, waters wailing when we walk our ways into wishful wombs of winter. The window of wisdom weeps with the weather. We, wilfully wiping the wedged wrath of what was, wondering who will warm us wholly and worthy. Writing wars on willing white wh**es, waiting while we wain. Wearing whispers.
We were whole, weren’t we?
I’m doing fine generally and sometimes not so much, to all of you inquiring and wondering. This quick sketch is what I feel like doing some of the time, when I feel as crappy as this piece 🤷🏼‍♀️ (might be temporary) Instead I work, mainly on my house and only a bit of painting and some practice drawing. It’s funny how I tend to want to say sorry for my absence, there’s nothing to be sorry about, I’m just not feeling social and especially not social media social. It seems the longer I stay away, the harder it gets to come back. I just really enjoy being alone a lot of the time and connect with some I love from time to time. I want to catch up with all your beautiful work and I don’t feel I have the space at the moment. I hope you’ll be patient with me. If I have to try too hard to be on here it doesn’t feel right, I have to feel it.
The original photo will be available on Patreon, link in bio.
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09/27/2021

‘Protection’
(prose with a pose)
If you want to tear me down
Break my strong spirited mind
Then you better bring a devil’s army
For I have the divine on my side

Whenever you attack me
Attempt to make me feel low
The universe steps in
and brings me a rainbow

You act of hate and fear
This will never win from love
Nor the protection I get
sent from up above

No matter what you do
I’ll share with you my light
Love and respect you
and never feed your fight

I am the rocks, the water,
the wind and the trees
I won’t be moved
by an empty breeze
Thank you for all the love and motivation, you’re truly beautiful souls. No, I’m not giving up, never did nor will. Today I took some photos on the beach and I thought of how futile this is. No matter how I’m being attacked in this virtual world it can never break my spirit in the real world. This photo is very special to me, because it happened in the energy of a person that is very special to me. It felt like a divine sign. It looks like I’m literally in a protective bubble of light and colour, I don’t think there’s ever going to be a shot I’ll like more than this one. When I had taken it and called it to the screen, I was flushed with energy and joy and some lines of the poem came to me. I often get told I’m too optimistic, I have never seen myself that way. I have to believe in love, in its eternal prevail and I have to believe in the good of people, even when it doesn’t seem they are, or I couldn’t survive this world. I believe there’s always a lot of hurt where there’s hate or distrust and I believe that unconditional love and kindness can transform this. I believe it’s insta bugging me and not an individual, I honestly have no negative energy with anyone.

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09/12/2021

‘LOVE’
(prose with a pose)
Ever since your waves crashed into mine
You have not left my mind
For much more (uncensored) self portraits check out my Patreon page, link in bio!
Words like love, trust and loyalty are only sounds. Just letters placed in an order to express an action that takes time to convey. Depending on who you are, what you’ve been through, how you choose to carry yourself will determine the amount of time needed to give significance to these words. I prefer expressing myself through actions rather than words for this reason and I will for as long as I feel the usefulness of doing so. If I love someone, I’ll not say it often, even sporadically when there’s a regular physical presence. Only time can show you can put your trust in someone and loyalty is forever, an ongoing demonstration of care and support, in whatever way fits the person. I’ll go through great lengths if I feel it, if I believe in someone, if I believe in being able to give something they believed didn’t exist, I’ll be consistent, persistent, like the waves of the ocean. It’s never about talking the talk when it comes to feelings and support, it’s about walking the walk. Let’s walk, even if it means walking alone for a long while.
Have a fabulous Sunday! Love from the Meiga in the magical land 🧚🏻🤍
The more photos I take, the harder it gets to choose one to put on here, it was easier when I just took the one :)
I had actually written a poem and I couldn’t get myself to post it, it feels too personal. Perhaps someday I will....

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09/09/2021

Here we go! (Link in bio)
My Patreon page has been launched! It offers different content in various tiers on which you are able to subscribe as a Patron. Even though it’s monthly you can cancel at any time and will keep access for the remaining of the month. I’m going to be posting new material each month, chronologically from the already published photos on here and maybe reshooting a few that were of too poor quality.
Check out the tiers on my Patreon page to find out what I offer.
There’s also the possibility to juice up my tip jar on linktr.ee, or a one off donation on ‘Buy me a coffee’ (Ko-fi), for general support what I offer here, the link is in my bio!
Please, give me feedback on what you think, where I can improve and how to make things easier or more accessible to you in any way. I’ll collect all the information and will work with the general outcome. Your opinion matters a lot to me, since it’s for you to create with it!
My Ko-fi page doesn’t have content yet, I’ll do that later on, there won’t be n**es there, it’s not allowed. Would you like to have reference images clothed? I have lots of gala dresses!
Let’s pretend in this case money equals love; show me some love if you will :)
I am terrified about this I have to say, though I’m not exactly sure why 😅
I’m someone that has always given everything away for free, this makes me a bit nervous, though I’m sure your kindness will cool my nerves like always.
Posted images are digital edits I made with Snapseed (love this app), of the photos I took with the leaf. When I dive into something, I tend to get lost, this is the result. The series is called ‘We are nature’.
Would you be interested in prints and other merchandise with these images?

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09/05/2021

‘We are nature’, oil on panel, 15,5x20,5cm/6x8”
A study from the ‘We are nature’ series, painted today outside. Swipe for uncensored painting and today’s studio photo :)
Available for purchase.
Mad world
Hear hear! The world has gone mad, everything that’s natural is being forbidden, censured and shunned, as are important truths. Whilst everything that is unnatural, even damaging, is being promoted, installed and accepted. None of us thrive on this but the one percent. I remain calm where I might have flipped out in the past, lose sight of the situation and big picture. I tend to think in solutions, not problems. I believe in love, I believe in freedom, I believe in truth. Do you?
Let all us problems solvers, nature lovers, freedom fighters and truth seekers unite and take the power back. Let’s make this world natural again.

As most of you know I was setting up an account to sell my self portraits as reference. When I was organised and ready to upload, I logged in and got the message that my page was unpublished and it went against community guidelines. Then I learned that there is no nudity, suggestion of it, nor n**e art allowed on this particular website, so that’s money down the drain. I’ve decided to set up a Patreon page, leave the other account on for one off donations and other art. I will be organising it in the coming days. I’m so grateful for all the lovely messages already enquiring where you can find my account and willing to donate. I truly truly appreciate that and it helps me a lot, more than you can imagine. As soon as my page is launched and ready to go I’ll let you know on here.
Thank you for your support 🙏🏻
Love from the Meiga in the magical land, wishing you all a magical Sunday 🤍🧚🏻
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08/29/2021

Carry me
(prose with a pose)
Mother Nature will you carry me?
Because the weight has gotten heavy
I’ve been bearing it alone you see
And it’s alot for one to carry

Please, Mother Nature, will you help me?
Of half the burden set me free
For I know that you can feel
How much of it I need for real

So Mother Nature I beg thee
Will you forever carry me
Or would you swipe me off to sea
Let me float there endlessly
Weightlessly

Until forever I will be
Part of you and no longer me
This world is bearing down on me
And only you can set me free
Further caption in pinned comment, for it was too long of course :)
Second photo is the original and I played around with the settings a bit. I really like the third version, which do you prefer?
Have a wonderful Sunday everyone, be kind to yourself and others 🙏🏻
Love from the Meiga in the magical land 🤍🧚🏻

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08/14/2021

Still here and doing well :)
Work in progress.
Thank you all for inquiring about me and your lovely messages, I truly appreciate you caring about my well being, I’m doing very well generally :)Thought I’d just share what I’m working on for those waiting on a post from me, I intentionally put the work to be overexposed a bit, because I don’t want to give away the whole concept yet. Next to still working on this large piece, with lots of tiny details in it that you can’t see, hehe, one of those “what did I get myself into but I will be happy I did when it’s done” works, I’m also tiling (laying another jigsaw puzzle) the floor of my kitchen with more old slate roof tiles and installing kitchen cabinets. Also setting up two other large pieces of the series and working on two commissions. Seeing it’s summer I spend as much time possible outside as well, working in the garden, collecting herbs and cleaning my land. There’s not much time left to be on my phone. I will make a round to see the beautiful new works you’ve posted very soon!! I also have my Sunday selfie ready, not sure if I’ll be posting it tomorrow though, might be next week. I hope those on this side of the hemisphere are all having a fantastic summer and spending more time outside than on here :)
Those on the other end, hope it’s a great winter, if not, hang in there, spring is almost there ;)
Keep fighting the good fight and never stop thinking for yourself! Love to you all 🤍🙏🏻

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07/11/2021

‘FRAMED NATURE’
(prose with a pose)
Nothing but nature in the frame
So why feel this shame?
No different from cows and frogs and trees
Just flesh and bones what one sees
From nature we were born
And to the earth we return
Are we different somehow
Because we have consciousness now?
I wonder how we would be
If speech wouldn’t influence what we see
The project I’m working on is consuming me and there’s work in and around the house, I just got some beautiful over a 100 years old oak doors that I want to renovate and install. I wasn’t at all feeling the self portraits and didn’t want to do any for a while, nor anything else. I was driving a couple of days ago and passed this beautiful spot, I put the car on the side of the road to make a self portrait, but I just didn’t feel it, in spite of the spectacular scene surrounding me. Then while I was measuring for the door yesterday and moving some stuff around I stumbled upon this frame and I immediately saw a self portrait and the words ‘nothing but nature in the frame’ forming. The sky was perfect and the colours luscious on this hot summer Saturday and I went to take shots right then and there behind my house. I did different poses, but this one was my initial idea. When I went through the photos I loved the clouds and contrast in the first shown, but I was bummed that my arms look like they were cut off. I went back and took one with the lower arms in the frame as well, but the magic was gone, as were the perfect clouds and light. Now that I look at them again, I love the one with the arms not visible, it gives a kind of surrealistic look. What do you think?
Have a wonderful Sunday everyone! Love from the Meiga in the magical land 🧚🏻
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07/07/2021

‘Heaven or hell?’
This is an oil sketch for an idea that was brewing in my head, it’s only the basic concept. It started out with the figure walking up a broad stairs made of clouds, both wings intact and a lovely landscape and sky. I wasn’t feeling it though and it didn’t seem right, it didn’t work, so I walked away from it many times. While making this and adapting the background several times, the whole picture came to me and I’ve worked it out on big scale. The concept is here in this sketch, but I changed the proportions big time.
I’m designing a series of storytelling works with my self portraits as a subject and hoping to stay disciplined and turning them all into large paintings. I am very much enjoying this concept and all the variations, challenges and new ways of approaching it brings.
This small oil sketch brought me there, by experimenting, exploring, playing, starting over and over. Creating an artwork can be an exact representation of life and the stages to go through. Tripping, falling, getting back up. Failing and the failure showing the way to success. Sometimes to discover what works; we first have to experience what doesn’t work. If we truly believe in something with all our heart, it’s worth pursuing with all our effort. It might turn out wrong, but it just might turn out better than we could ever have imagined, instigating a series of events from good to better. This still doesn’t work for me as is, but the grand idea that came with it just might :)

06/29/2021

‘CONSCIOUSNESS’
(prose with a pose)
From blue to grey, from earth to star. Be the elements, all that you are. Be warmed by sun and drenched by rain. Feel love intense and welcome pain. Breathe through the dust and clear your eyes, see giving is no sacrifice. Live hope and dreams throughout this life, reality won’t come alive.
Be made a norm this I refuse, shall not comply in fear to lose. Will offer still a listening ear, even when afraid to hear.
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As I show you this I am, I be hiding from no man. Fear I feed no longer more, for no demon I ignored. Saw the darkest corners deep, haunted me outside my sleep. As the demons screamed my name, I refused to play their game.
But in the end they always win, they suck me in, suck me back in.
And here I stand before you n**e, no room be for to delude. There shall be no place to go, where truth lies; the lie will know.
Why do we hide who we are? Why do we feel we need to “behave”, to comply, to not feel and express our emotions? Why do we let fear dictate who we talk to, what we say? Who we open up to, even if every fibre in our being is screaming at us to do so? Close up out of fear to lose. Why are we afraid to show our dark side? Isn’t all of us what makes us us? Isn’t every part of us feeding another part? Isn’t the darkness making us shine bright? Isn’t our hurt making us appreciate love? Fear is an emotion for that which doesn’t yet exist, for a consequence, not a cause. Why are all these questions a question? Why can’t we just be, follow our heart to where it pulls us, even if it hits a closed door, it might not be locked, better to know than haunted by what ifs.
Consciousness is a curse as it is a blessing.
Are you living your truth?
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06/13/2021

Lookout
Rock against my flesh
Looking out for waves to bash
Into my mind take thoughts adrift
E-motions motion slow and swift
F**k it, my rhythm and the rhyme
Order, to chaos and to grime
Clean slate every time
Pulls the records of my crimes
Washing clean and purified
Has the old soul gone and died (?)
Has it ever truly tried?
Broken, tired of the f(l)ight
It once again hits the light....
If that bitch
Didn’t hide the switch
I’m not good with authority and forced systems and sometimes I f**k up my own system, purposely or not... Getting stuck in a rhythm, a structure, safety, not for me, I get bored. Slowly I created a system here, colour painting-(monochrome) drawing-self portrait, for a while even on fixed days, and it worked. It motivated and forced me to create, got me in a flow. I’m starting to feel limited by it now though, so time to shake it up, like with almost everything else throughout my life. I changed many houses, provinces, countries, lived on a ship, ended up in jail cells. I want to break my own rules now. Oh, my set basic routine will stay, that makes me function properly for the creative rest and life in general, this I will now let run free once more and perhaps create a new system within the non existing system. I intent.... I must admit, it hurts a bit, but hey, pain brings gain, right?!
Also, right now I’m pi**ed off because for the second time I made a spoken video and can’t get it up here. And now it says my caption is too long, so have to cut there too, most of you probably don’t read it anyway :)
Have a marvellous Sunday everyone, or what’s left of it! Love from the Meiga in the magical land 🤍🧚🏻
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