BGP Portfolio

Writing | Blogging | Artist | Creative My personal blog for posting all of my art, writing, and random thoughts and philosophical musings. Please note all documents, images, and posts are subject to copyright and may not be used or reproduced without written consent from the owner.

[bgpportfolio]

Welcome to my Portfolio!

Hello and welcome to BGP Portfolio!

My name is Brett and I am a writer, poet, artist, and random graphic designer. I’ve been on Tumblr for a little while, but wanted to make a post organizing all of my resources to make it easier for followers to find my stuff. Below you’ll find a list of my current projects, and resources, that I’ll try to keep up to date so that you can keep track.

NOTE: You can click on the “Tags” button at the top of my profile at anytime and use the dropdown menu categories to view specific tags such as “Aeora,” “Art,” or “Poetry.”

📚 |“MY STUFF”

I have a few different hobbies and interests, as well as projects that I’m working on. If you want to see a current index of all my stuff, then try clicking on the “Portfolio” button at the top of the page or use this link if you’re on mobile.

🔵|“POETRY”

If you are interested in my poetry, then you can use my dropdown menu to search for poems on my Tumblr -- or you can go to my Wordpress where all of my poems are catalogued at this link.

🔴|“VIDEOS & OTHER PROJECTS”

Besides writing, I also work on videos, pc games, and other interesting projects. You can learn more about a lot of this by visiting my Youtube channel at this link.

🟣|“PREMIUM CONTENT & SUPPORT”

I post a lot of my content for free because I want people to be able to read, and enjoy, it without having to pay. However, creating all of the content is not free and I spend my money on maintaining websites, software, and purchasing assets. Therefore, I do provide premium content and accept support at my Buy Me a Coffee page at this link.

Thank you to everybody for reading and I hope that you will enjoy my projects. If you have any questions or comments, then please reach out to me. Thank you! <3

Index

Series -- 

Tales of Aeora (link)

[bgpportfolio]

Hello everyone! 

It has been a while. Just wanted to pop in and let all of you know that I’m back around. Been busy with some different projects, but lately I’ve been feeling like I wanted to get back into the blogging world so here I am. Going to be making some major changes to the blog I think, as well as post some additional content. Be a little less serious and a little more random. 

I hope that you’ve all been well and thank you for sticking it out with me. I look forward to providing you with some awesome posts soon and let me know if there is anything you’d like to see!

[bgpportfolio]

[bgpportfolio]

Working on creating some different landscape designs that I can use with my artwork / worldbuilding, and give out as downloads to my subscribers in the future~

[bgpportfolio]

Different doodles of my character, Samara, for the holidays~

[bgpportfolio]

a special flower that grows on a particular species of tree throughout the Ananta Islands and the island nation of Elithrea

[bgpportfolio]

Happy Holidays from this half-dragon of Aeora  🎄

[bgpportfolio]

Sneak preview of some new custom, mapmaking assets that I’ll be releasing soon!

[dennydraws]

Art Block

I got an art block and I thought to do something about it. We’re friends now! \o/

[marlynnofmany]

This is the best way to see it.

[saintsallvatore]

the cutest encouragement.. 🥺 wanna encourage writers with this as well

[bgpportfolio]

Arcanum

Hello everyone! Just wanted to release this very short story that I wrote a couple of years ago called, “Arcanum.” At only 701 words it is really flash fiction, but also slightly poetic. Arcanum is a story about a narrator who is returning to a garden where they used to look for dragons when they were a kid. Including a short preview, while the full story will be available to subscribers. Thank you and I hope you enjoy ^^

Arcanum Preview

“When I was a kid, I looked for dragons in the garden behind my neighbor’s summer house. Their cottage peeled blue paint flecks off the mildew-spotted 2x4s that made up the home’s foundation. I’d sit on the porch swing, groaning with each solemn push of my legs, and read. Hours spent over the words of Tolkien and Lewis, out in the garden I’d water the flowerbed and lay in the grass with the aroma of the irises, sunflowers, and lilies (upwind on the stream-bank) blended around me and the cool sunlight. The velvet stains on my shorts from blackberry juice when one had grown too ripe and mushed between my fingers. Secret satisfaction of a blackberry not yet ripe – little, red taste of tart. On every side, save the one with the cottage, was a forest of oak and pine.

An adolescent elm tree grew in the back of their garden, at the entrance to the forest, and in autumn dropped a dazzling display of orange, red, and gold leaves beneath its branches and looked eerie in front of the shaded tree-line that led into the bare woods. But, now, in spring, the elm was fully covered in a veil of light green shrubbery, and the woods beyond were dark, brooded over by a dense canopy of leaves. Hoot of an owl seemed to fall dead from deep inside.”

Read More...

to read the rest of this story become a subscriber at my website, BGP Portfolio. Thank you for reading!

[bgpportfolio]

Conceptual, pencil sketches of a small grass (called Sesares) from the World of Aeora

[bgpportfolio]

took these designs and added some color

one is traditional with some digital edits, and the other is completely digital

[bgpportfolio]

Tales of Aeora, Part 2... Coming Soon!

I’m happy to announce that I’m currently hard at work on making some of the first-round of edits to the Tales of Aeora, Part 2 — and I decided to post this short summary just to get everyone prepared for what is coming out next.

Check out this link for more details! 

[bgpportfolio]

Sneak preview of a rough, altitude map showing the Ananta Islands off the coast of the Freelands. This is actually the path Medeva and Emilia take in Part 1 of Tales of Aeora (albeit this map is from several decades later). The big, dark spot off the left of the islands is where Chapter 8, “The Storm,” takes place. 

[bgpportfolio]

Conceptual, pencil sketches of a small grass (called Sesares) from the World of Aeora

[bgpportfolio]

November 2021, News Update #1

Hey everyone!

Sorry it has been a few days since I’ve post’d anything new. With Tales of Aeora Part 1 coming to a close, and a lot of stuff going on in my personal life, I’ve found this to be a very reflective time period. November is probably going to be a slow month as I take some time to recharge and think about what I’m working on next.

Although the Tales of Aeora Part 2 is in the works, it requires some significant edits before it is ready to go public. You may see some small things released over the next couple of weeks, such as poems, artwork, or short pieces. If there is anything you want to see in the future, feel free to shoot me a message. As I’m planning what to do next, this would be a great time to get feedback! ^^

As always, thank you to everyone for your support — from whatever platform you are on — and hopefully we’ll have some new stuff coming out soon.

Thank you!

[bgpportfolio]

“When Aron decided that they’d need to start wearing costumes...” 

[feefal]

Father’s Day is coming up this sunday… and I’m sad as fuck because my dad died of cancer a few months ago, and it’s my first Father’s Day without him

[feefal]

Aaahhhh i feel an immense pressure to just shut up about it because my social media accounts are focused on my artwork and not my personal life but… I’ve held it in ever since he died in June this year and I’m just… fed up with pretending to be a normal, happy person.

I’m deeply sad, my dad is gone and i haven’t figured out how to deal with it yet

[bgpportfolio]

:/ sorry you’re going through all that

my mom passed from cancer when i was young and i always kind of feel weird on mother’s day too. usually i never even know that it is mother’s day until i see all the nice posts on social media and then it kinda hits me in a not good way :/ 

it never does really fade away, but you aren’t alone and don’t worry about venting. wishin you the best of luck~