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New horizons forever looking forward. 

Tearing up bridges as each step forges new ground. 

What’s the point of an archive if the wind is all that counts

All that makes it feel real. 

So many promises to build on a new day

To keep up the good work, the good effort

To keep consistent

But what if I’m brand new with every second

What if I’m not made to draw a line

That keeps skipping of the page? 

Who am I 

Who am I if not the blank in the dotted line. 

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Norman (detail) 

Sketches app on iPad

This is Norman. He doesn’t have any skin and thats fine. 

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The Tower

Indian Ink (approx. 5cm across) 

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Magic Coast

Indian ink (Approx. 5cm across) 

More pointillism. This was inspired by the Northern Irish Coast... 

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Re-imagining of the Susie’s Stories shop. 

Watercolour pencils and ink

This little black-owned shop exists in New England (USA) and is owned by Susie Rich. Her store front very much inspired me ... 

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The judge. 

Koh-i-noor “Magic Pencil”

He knows about your porn stash. 

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Red coral

Watercolour

I recently went to a part of the world where red coral is a common gift. It’s very much a local thing to buy and give to others (especially as a talisman to protect new borns...). I bought a necklace with some and immediately regretted it. It’s probably not ethically produced or collected. Fuck. 

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Mélusine

Watercolour Pencil

I have two bantam hens that I love more than anything. You often hear that chickens are basically stupid but I just can’t agree. Take the time to get to know any kind of animal and you’ll realise that measuring intelligence by comparing it to the “human standard” is bullshit. Animals have their own way of apprehending the world that suits their needs. 

That being said from one chicken to another... Mélusine could be construde as a wee bit dull ^^”... but I love her. 

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Demon Head

Watercolour pencil 

Inspired by the work of Jack Hillside (see post here) 

I love this guys work. He makes dark art and above all, music. I was often tempted redraw his work in my own style but this particular post convinced me to give it a go.

I can’t work out where the colour inspiration for this comes from though... I totally changed the palette and I know it came from another inspiration of mine but I cannot figure out what it is ... If you have an idea what it could be, please do interact, my brain is rekt. 

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Complaint of a troglodyte

I’m currently trying to scan/picture all the art I’ve made during my time in confinement... It’s a bloody chore.

I don’t own a smartphone anymore (by choice, I might talk about that one day...) and taking pictures of art with shitty light+shitty tablet = shitty image quality. You sort of forget how hard it is to get good quality images of something when you don’t have a fucking iPhone embedded in your hand 24/7.

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Le Chaudron. 

Watercolour pencils (approx. 30cm across) 

This. Place. Really. Exists. 

And a real live witch lives and works there. 

Her name is Sophie and she creates magic charms that ward off all things bad and sad. Her shop is located in a little town called Bécherel in the north of France. She embroiders, stamps, designs, sews... all the cool things. She recently opened her boutique but has been selling cool things online for a while now. Obviously I’ll link everything below. Check out her shop’s instagram page to see my inspiration for this little scene. 

Her personnal instagram is here. 

Her shop instagram is here. 

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Preamp MKII automatone.

Watercolour pencil and ink (approx. 15cm across)

During confinement I started obsessing over the shape and colour of guitar pedals (specifically midi pedals...). Why ? I really do not know. I just love the convergence between the love for music and the passion for tech. It’s like someone smashed the series « Halt and catch fire » with Spinal Tap.

This particular object is the very first one I painted. It a Preamp MKII automatone. It’s a little beauty. The way it works is absolutely amazing too but I won’t get into that. I lack the skill to explain. For more info check out ChaseBliss on YouTube or their website. (They made the thing.)

I love how the Preamp looks. It has the lines of the seventies record player that my Dad had in our front room for the first 10yrs of my life. It looks like it smells of wood (it doesn’t though). Inside this is basically what the XXIst century has to offer musicians who what to innovate with sound. That amazes me. That is what set me off painting pedals. I don’t even make music...

[Extra info : Check out Knobs on YouTube... even if you don’t give a rats ass about sound design it’s is the single most relaxing channel ever. Trust me.]

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#midi

#midicontroller

#guitar pedals

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#chaseblissaudio

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#knobs

#Preamp mkii automatone

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#ink

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#confinement

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#weird obsessions

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Une nuit au Bugey.

Based on a post by Gomesia.

Watercolor pencils on black paper (approx.25cm across)

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Basic bitch poppy.

Watercolour pencils (approx. 15cm across)

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Easkey Castle

Pointillism with indian ink. (Size approx. 4cm across)

This piece was created a while ago and gave way to a collection I created for an art market I took part in during april 2019. Remember when public gatherings were a thing ? Yeah me too.

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A strange endeavour indeed.

Welcome to the home of /A strange endeavour/.

I’m far from new to creating a blog and even farther from being good at keeping one going. I abandoned Tumblr once my [redacted] fandom phase ended and then completely stopped checking out my timeline when they shamelessly kicked kink to the kirb.

My name is Emanon and I hope to interest a few people with my art. I mainly use watercolour pencils and ink. Sometimes together, sometimes apart. Sometimes I’ll do something altogether different. I am not an artist in any way or manor but I enjoy getting feedback on the things I make. So I send them out to live on the internet.

Yes. I am aware of the ironic clash between retro-pixel art and traditional watercolour. I just like making you feel like you’re sneaking through my PC while I’m away. Deal with it.

Expect to read short, barely phrased descriptions or long ramblings on what inspired me to draw this or that. I could also be tempted to publish my opinion on a book I might have read. Who knows.

Please enjoy your stay here and be warned that any time lost will not be refunded.

Yours truely Emanon.