DON'T YOU GIVE ME THAT LOOK

A character from my writing, who a handful of you already know. Bascalon is the deity of the moon above. ~~~~ He spent countless centuries since the dawn of time, watching the hurry and scurry of the world his light shone down upon. He took a particular interest in man, when we happened to come along. With the same curiosity we might apply to an ant farm or something of the like, his fascination deepened, even going so far as to name his favourite little people and follow their actions with passionate interest. He grew to fancy himself to be quite the expert on the subject of man. In time, he decided that a little adventure was in order. Observing from afar was fun, but descending to walk among their kind would be incredible! Much to his mate the sun's displeasure, he took a form he imagined would allow him to walk about without raising a fuss, and away he went. Now, the ways of humanity are certainly quite different up close than observed from afar, and soon, Bascalon realized that he knew very little indeed. Everything was new! Everything was exciting! Even simple things, such as exploring the fact that every different thing has its own smell and taste. The poised, majestic creature frequently finds his composure shattered in the face of some new discovery, reducing him to a grinning, bouncing fool. What an incredible, diverse and exciting world we have to call our own! And Bascalon looks forward to discovering every last bit of wonder it has to offer~

~~~~~ Into flames of my creation Into troubled thoughts, recede Within this morbid relocation, Where my darkest demons breed They grow larger every moment Left alone to feast and feed All it takes to start the cycle is a single worried seed Anxious, scared and ill prepared Despite my strong vexations I know what must be done, and so face down my limitations... ~~~~~ Another vent piece. This one was drawn on my surface pro while watching animoo with my love and thinking a wee bit too much about living. It's not complete, but I realized I'll probably never finish it, and it has a bit too much to it to not share. Anxiety is an awful beast, that can grow from a tiny seed into the lord of its own blazing inferno. Sometimes the only way at all to soothe those flames is to embrace the discomfort, terror and pain. Allow yourself to feel it, while realizing that those feelings can't do anything more. They can't hurt you. They can sure scare the hell out of you, but they can't hurt you. And they will pass. In my own experiences, I've found it very helpful to stop right in the middle of any such showdown with those demons and think to myself, "these fires can't burn me." Because they can't. When I bring myself to accept that feelings are just feelings, with no power beyond that, it becomes so much easier to bring myself back from the brink. And, well, that's what this piece, and the little poem along with it, are about. I share them, hoping that the imagery, words and thoughts might be identifiable to some of you folk. Maybe they'll help you through a tough spot, too. Or, maybe some of you will just look at it all and know that you don't struggle with these things alone. Hang in there, guys. And never forget for a minute that you're loved~

I've posted a lot about doom and gloom and feeling pretty icky lately, and I don't like being like that. It really isn't me to let difficulty get the better of me like it has been lately. I'm trying to accept that it's okay to let myself feel these things, rather than force it all down beneath a straining smile. Using my art to get things out and onto a canvas has been wonderful for this. But just as important, I gotta enjoy all the little good things that happen in the midst of tougher times. I can't let myself be blinded to how great this world is, just because some people in it are awful. And I truly hope that in your tougher moments, you can do the same. So let's do it, my friends. We got this! .... Also, housemeat. Completely related.

Watching It All Wash Away If you don't know what this is about, please do read the description here: http://ift.tt/1KvoA6C

worn out grumpy worn out grumpy worn out grumpywornoutgrumpywornout...

A scribble based on my irl smirk, just for fun

This is me on an emotional and spiritual level right now. A nap is pending.

Throwing up a stream to help keep me motivated! Come join and help a doggo stay on task! stream: www.painted.dog

We have a secret clubhouse now. Can't come in unless you know the password! (what do you think it is?)

Clemontic Gear: ON

Taking "noodle dragon" seriously. Ramen mane, chopstick horns, fortune cookie eyebrows and a fried egg on his forehead. YEAH

Atop the Rubble. More info here: http://ift.tt/1QxtPyV

When your thoughts pull you in every direction at once My little notepad doodle really summed up the feeling for me, so I wanted to go back and do a tidier one. Here it is!

Sketchpad doodle of that feeling when your thoughts pull you in every direction at once. Who knows that feeling?

I made a felt badge! Well.. kinda! Would you believe this is all photoshop?

Mzungu Belmont and Roderick Curio: sports team extraordinary best do

In the spirit of the super bowl, I attempted a footballs. I am good at sport! Home run!

painting a desert scene to experiment with technique! stream: www.painted.dog

Give and Take. This reads the exact same if you flip it upside-down! Ambigrams are awesome

OH HAY THERE!!

MAKE STUFF ERRYDAY

And from the smoke He rose anew~

Zu reeeaaally hates Tarja from Nightwish. So I doodled this.

Gonna do me some streeeeeamin'! Let's finish that dragon from last night! stream: www.painted.dog

come watch me scribble while I cough a lot! www.painted.dog = stream

MAKING FACEBOOK HEADERS IS PRETTY FUN APPARENTLY

My face when I find out Muse has an album out that I haven't heard yet

A Sip To Drink Little quickie done to relax and get my head together a bit. About 20 minutes, photoshop

Lovely Lazy Lounging Lynx Done in Photoshop (instead of Sai this time!) to play around with things. About twenty minutes or so. ...Don't hate me if this double-posts! Trying out a new thingathing!

Lovely Lazy Lounging Lynx I wanted to do something super fast, super lazy and just slap paint around all over the place for twenty minutes or so. Aaaaand so I did!

Roddy faces!

What happens when you give a big snake a little snake's head. Done just for fun to play with techniques!

Grumpagrump~

Ambigrams! Word art that reads something totally different upside-down. This is what I've been attacking my art block with!

4am, me. This statement sums it all up.

No context: alternate version. The barcode should actually work, too

Some things are better left without context

When your mind takes a single simple thought. Twists it, contorts it, replays it again and again in your mind until the layers of noise blend together into an endless mass, all so much that you can't even reach that single simple thought at all anymore. But yet.. You're supposed to be focusing on it. Doing something with it. What was it even in the first place? With all the noise, it's hard to even remember. Shit. Does this hit home for any of you guys? You're not alone~

Let's try this again. *ahem* Zu! NEKO ATSUME STYLE. YES.