floating somewhere

hi :) I get excited about pretty colours and interesting clouds.

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A quick study of Chelsea Wolfe from the archives!

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Hello hello! It's been since... Sep 6th, which feels about right. Been busy with everything else and haven't really had energy to engage with social media, especially in its current state. But! here we are :)

And here's some self-portrait noodle from today (top pic) and the past week. I actually opened up the bottom version today to find it had corrupted! So, I decided to go with the flow and start a new version.

I'm definitely going to come back to the other version (which I guess is now 1 part of a two-part sunflower series). I'm tentatively titling this one "Lost in the Weeds" and the other one "my cup overfloweth" but we shall see! such is the joy of personal exploratory work etc etc etc <3

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Last night's study buddies! 45min + 10min prelim planning.

photo ref: Gentleman Jack

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I chose Crimson Peak for tonight's study buddies!

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Creature illustrations for Talisman! My inner horse girl was having a blast.

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Ainley the sprite for Talisman. Loved playing with the light in this one!

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Madame Ferrogot for the Talisman rpg! Did this one last year and it was definitely my favourite of the bunch.

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Today's post-work relaxing study, about 1hr! loved the rich reds & high contrast in this one.

photo cred: Rafael Pavarotti for Vogue Italia

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This week's study buddies! 5min, 15min, then 45min :)

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colourful puddling in digital paint tonight!

1hr study, photo cred: Bryan Huynh

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tonight's study buddies :) changed it up with a set of 3 x 15min studies!

refs: the green knight, x, babylon.

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last week's study buddies!

1hr, ref: nope

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tonight's study buddies! 1hr, photo ref: lotr

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Can finally share these two pieces from Poison Apple Zine! Some nasty nasty pixies enjoying a rotten pomegranate and a normal man offering flowers at no mortal cost!

(It's shipping soon and I'm very excited to get my grubby little mittens on a copy.)

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1 hr study of Emma, done with some study buddies <3

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1 hr colour study! done with some study buddies which was super motivating <3

photo cred: Suleika Mueller

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rina study! nearly forgot to post this here! oops :)

finally painted after aeons away at sea (read: working on phd). it’s so nice to return to shore (read: spend time painting) & studies are always such a soft welcoming space to pick up the feeling of painting again <3

(study of rina sawayama, photographer cred:  Laura Allard-Fleischl)