#(rest)

[kewaizii]

After a long shift 🐀

[thepeacefulgarden]

[catandcrown]

Mermay 2026

I wanted to do a few of these, but I’ve just run out of time, so if I get a chance, I’ll do some others down the line. Until then, here’s my golden boy!" More info below the break.

This was a really fun one, but I definitely spent too long on this in between other projects. It just felt good to work on something for me, when everything else is chaos at the moment.

I'm glad I went for a black model this time, as it's not a skin tone I have painted properly recently, and I wanted to practice some more, and it compliments the gold so well. I had a crisis on how to reflect the gold properly with so much metallic sheen and different bounce lights, but I had some help from the lovely Toby fox on it, and we dissected light sources, what ones could reflect where and how. Plus, I’m glad I went for the colour combos against a cooler background and chose a peaceful moment for a hunky merman at rest.

Sadly with my long covid/CFS I get kind of...fuzzy, very easily these days, I don't have much in the way of problem-solving patience, and it gets to me, so having art support always means the world ❤ I’m super keen to keep learning, but it’s at a snails pace, and it can often feel like I’ve been defeated before I even start. So, getting this guy done is a big win. Mermay is always a nice time to experiment with things in general for that 😊

The model, according to a reverse google of the image I found via Pinterest is Michael Otule! Really hope you guys like it!

[auntymurda]

‘behind the perfection.’ photographer henry leutwyler’s limited edition ballerina skate decks. / 2013.

[weepingwidar]

David Shrigley (British, 1968) - My Rampage Is Over (2019)

[chibird]

You made it to the end of the year!!! 🥳 Congratulations on making it through all the challenges and doing your best. I hope there were some good memories this year, and may the final stretch be filled with peace and joy. 🙏

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[cutie-corns]

˖ ࣪ . ࿐ ♡ ˚ . Take it easy 　⊹　💭