All the jobs I have held in my short adult life have been retail or food service positions ranging from the abomidable to the entertaining, but they have all been underscored with the way familiar to anyone low-income attitude of "You are incredibly replaceable, so *tow the line*". Places like the local movie theatre and the ice-cream shop I
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Getting behind on art! I'm pressing to finish a parasol and a painting a week through June in prep for origins, and neither are yet complete. But! I do have a painting from a couple of weeks ago that I forgot to post here. ( Picture! )
The decision to work in a non-representational style for my latest project (or one of many, really) came out of a lot of churning over what makes, well, Art. Which is a ridiculously large and unspecific question, so framing it as it relates to my life: can illustration be Art? Can fantastic art be Art? And what, really, separates the wheat from the
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Guys, my life is so hard--- I have all this art and can't post it because it's not yet published. Woe is me, actually working in the field I want. Woe
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We have a hawk or falcon coming by for visits in the trees behind our house. He's pretty magnificent; grey plumage, spotted chest, maybe 2-3 feet tall. Next time he comes by, I'm going to try and take a picture of him. Mostly what he does is perch up on the bigger branches to rend his prey. I'm not sure if I should fill my birdfeeder, as I would
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Hey guys! I'm trying to make a little extra cash for a vet bill, so Im opening up 5 dollar commission slots. If you've ever wanted a picture of your character, favorite TV personality, or your character and favorite TV personalaity engaging in inappropriate shenanigans but didn't think you could afford it, now's the time. Limited amount I can do
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