A Puzzle of an Art Blog

Sketches, Comics and other Art works of K.S. Brenowitz

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Bookwyrm - Gouache, alcohol marker and chalk pencil on tinted paper.

Print available in my INPRNT SHOP.

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I got sick with the flu this winter, and ended up spending a good deal of time in bed with books, tea, and watching through my window at the world outside. And then the thought of a curled up, cozy robot monk came to me - and the same piles of books that I had currently surrounding my pillow nest.

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I'll need to make a proper post about this in the future - and one for my main website - but to make it clear: I do not allow for the use of any of my artwork in AI generators without specific, written consent by me for the said use in the said program.

It's great to see people who haven't felt comfortable working visually having new tools, but what's not okay is innovation working from theft. Ursula Vernon has a great thread talking about the complexity of the issues surrounding AI art, if you'd like to explore further. But as I've said before - if you want to use my art for anything, ask first, and respect a no if I give you a no. Collaboration needs permission.

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The Dead Biotec: Gouache on tinted paper

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Gouache is one of those mediums that I ADORE: smooth, layers beautifully, photographs like a dream....and bright enough I can pile on the eyeballs ;) A sneak peek for the Pertho project - yes, that's still getting worked on! Print available from my shop.

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(psst: if you like my stuff, and want me to keep making more - along with sketches, comics and rambling, back me on patreon! Commissions are awesome, but so is support from plain interested people :) )

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Orbital Physics - Pen and Ink with colored pencil and marker

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As no surprise to most people who know me, I am a giant nerd. I am however, a nerd that needs to think of math in the physical sense (thank you, golden spiral charts) so after reading a book on the solar system, I wanted to get the movement out on paper.

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(psst: if you like my stuff, and want me to keep making more - along with sketches, comics and rambling, back me on patreon! Commissions are awesome, but so is support from plain interested people :) )

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Soundwaves - Ink and Colored Pencil and random supplies I found on the floor

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Sometimes you get a song in your head and it just will not freaking LEAVE. So I decided to draw that feeling.

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(psst: if you like my stuff, and want me to keep making more - along with sketches, comics and rambling, back me on patreon! Commissions are awesome, but so is support from plain interested people :) )

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Sooooo, guess who did art for a game THAT YOU CAN PLAY?! I got to flex my digital skills doing a bevy of AIs, and the humans working with or against them for the game Byte Lynx! (half of the fun was getting to use all my glitch brushes like they'd spoil in a week).

You can play the game on steam. I'm still a little in awe that my art is actually on a legit steam page. College me would be shocked and proud :D

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(psst: if you like my stuff, and want me to keep making more - along with sketches, comics and rambling, back me on patreon! Commissions are awesome, but so is support from plain interested people :) )

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Tea Break - An Intern piece; Pen and Ink with Digital Colors

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Have I mentioned I love mask layers yet? It's one of those things I only figured out how to do over lockdown and I can't get over the difference it makes to my inks. I love black and white in my art, but in my clothing (and more often now in my art) I am a technicolor hobgoblin XD

(psst: if you like my stuff, and want me to keep making more - along with sketches, comics and rambling, back me on patreon! )

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Coffee is ubiquitous, but usually we interact only with the end product. But a plant's fruit is turned, through drying and fermenting, into the drink that powers most of us for our days. Why shouldn't there be a saint to not just the drink, but the plant itself?

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Made for a drawing challenge for Loading Ready Run's Desert Bus for Hope. Sales of this print will go to the artist, NOT DBFH - if you want to support that awesome project, keep an eye out for the next bus ride!

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Evolution of Crosshatching - Pen and Ink

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Some days, you just let the lines take you for a walk.

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Got to put up work at @qualiacoffee in Petworth yesterday! They’ve done a lovely repaint (I tried to make my art labels match the walls a little bit) and there’s something about seeing the sweep of a ton of artists’ work that really made me feel good. If you purchase any piece, let me know! I’d love to know how my work looks in other people’s nests :) #coffeeshop #washingtondc #qualiacoffee #artsale #artforsale #livingartist #queerartist #collageart #collage #robot #scifi #scifiartwork (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ6g3yhhBtH/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Waiting on new non photo blue pencil lead, but I’m up to page 28 inked! Hoping to get to 30 today, and the midway point of this comic! 😉 😎 And yes, I photographed actual chicken bones as ref for those panels (i made stock, and they were there soooooooo 😅) *** #bones #comic #scificomics #patreon #scifi #food #progressshots #dccomics #indieart #indiecomic #ink #nonbinaryartist #queerartist #weirdart (at Wheaton, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPDlkIFhwHO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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<Saturation> - Fan Art for a Fan fic, which you can read for yourself .

Watercolor, sumi ink, white ink, salt, posca markers, brush pens, acrylic paint and...random pens from my desk.

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After 84 chapters of enjoyment from @greentrickster ‘s wonderful fic, I felt I needed to say thank you in the best way I can - that of mucking about with paint, and figuring out how to trace onto watercolor paper with no lightbox. :D

My original idea was a simple salt watercolor, but when I brushed away the salt too early and the paint smeared....well. I thought “Hey, why not try some layering?” Literally an hour later I was covered in white ink, sumi ink, paint, and was snarling to myself about if the shoes needed to be seen. So. Well. I guess my brain needed to just do for a bit and turn off everything else. But forever after, let this be known as “That piece of for-fun art that really got away from me there”

(I think my finger marks are even in there somewhere O-o)

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If you’d like to support my original work (I don’t do fan art normally), I have a patreon full of rambles, doodles and lots of comics, or buy a pdf off my gumroad! :D

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know of anyone that currently has their commissions open? im having a surprisingly hard time finding artists to commission for holiday gifts!

*bangs pots and pans together* HEY ARTISTS. COME GET Y’ALLS SOUP

(aka. if you’re open, reblog this and leave a comment with a link to your commission information!)

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Why yes, I am open for commissions! :D I work in pen and ink, along with watercolor; if you’re looking for the uncanny or just plain weird, you’re in the right place :)

I go with price quotes per piece, so send me a line here on my main site and we can talk about what you’d like! :D

Some examples of recent commission work of mine:

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For my upcoming comic CONVERSION, I wanted the cover to be something a little different - so I went with collage! Seeing as my Robot Monks have been my main focus for many of my colleges, it felt appropriate that their first comic outing have an icon of a cover! Full piece will be revealed when the comic is complete - and I’m currently at the halfway mark! :D ~%%%~ If you’d like to check out my comics, check out my link in the bio! And keep masking up pals; we’re still trying to stop spread! ~%%%~ #robotsaints #robots #scificomics #scifi #gouache #collageart #collage (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFx0Q2Ohh7i/?igshid=p9w6xd4omtl1

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While HOLO may be complete (and up on my Gumroad if you want a look!), my next project is trying a different sort of challenge: drybrush mixed with digital grey tones. Plus, I’m finally getting to tell a story of the Robot Monks! While I’m working on CONVERSION, do you all have any questions for our titular main characters of Zero and One? Fire away in the comments! (Just be nice - they might be robots, but they have emotions too) ~%%%~ #robots #robotsaints #robotmonks #monks #monk #scifi #scificomics #scifiart #scifiartwork #penandink #drybrush #gothic #gothicarchitecture #metal #mechanical #monastery #garden #plants #stone #stonework (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4JBeEhv5-/?igshid=1m7qos834bgc

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I even had some previews up on my instagram!

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Wondering why I’ve been so quiet? Well, partly it’s been that tumblr’s been quiet of late, but it’s also I’ve been busy on some new one-shot comics! These are the first five pages of CONVERSION - my first ever comic about my Robot Monks!

(okay, so there’s a zine of robot monks I did a few years ago, hush :D )

If you can’t wait for CONVERSION to be done though, feel free to check out my gumroad for old favorites that used to be only available in person, and completely new one shots! I’m quite proud of my latest works, so let me know what you think when you give a read! :D

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From the comfort of your own couch - head on over to DC zinefest this Sat on July 18th, for online panels, comics, and more! I’m presenting my work digitally at the fest, so come on by! :D

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~July Commission Slots~ ***** Due to covid, art sales have become my main source of income, so if you’ve been looking for a good time to float that awesome DnD character by me, or get that alien landscape you’ve had in your head for ages drawn, now’s the time! Prices given are the general fees I charge for the type of commission, with more specifics given once I know what you have in mind. I’ll post an update midway through the month with what slots are left :) ***** Honestly, a big thank you for everyone who’s commissioned me, bought comics, or just shared posts. Being able to work from home helps keep my anxiety manageable, and I’d like to keep it up as long as I can. So, these commission notifications, and me working from my home studio for as long as I can. ***** Keep masking up and social distancing! 😷 I know states are opening up, but if you can keep working from home, please do so! Covid isn’t over by a long shot. #commissionsopen #commission #dnd #portraits #watercolor #ink #landscape #doodle #cards (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCG3gzTBYMF/?igshid=nd5wpa2t0i6p