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A few years ago this little guy showed up. He started appearing in my doodles as encouragement. Always defending, never judging. He is the side of my brain that tells me everything is going to be OK. He builds me up, which is why I named him Buil.

I'd like to introduce an old dear friend. This is my anxiety, depression, anger, and worst critic all in one package. He shows up alot in my doodles to criticize my work and life in general. I am a nervous wreck, which gives him his name.

For a long time, I always misheard the lyrics in the song ‘Torn Green Velvet Eyes’ by The Magnetic Fields as ‘Tom Green Velvet Eyes’… told myself that one day I’d draw something inspired by this mishearing of things and well, here you go!

Inspired by a drumming gig I was lucky enough to photograph earlier in the week. Fun times!

Just because this snail's time deaf doesn't mean it can't still sing a song or two. All you need are some discreet ear plugs.

Pineapple monster deep in thought. Second is my 4-year old’s version. ☺️

Wanted a fantasy comp but with a unique color palette and a modern subject. I also wanted the foreground to appear as a very distinct layer hoping the landscape appears downhill to the viewer. I used Barad-dûr as inspiration for the castle ruins.

Whales in space yet again, because why ever not?

And into 2023 we are! Happy new year folks. :-)

And that’s the last drawing of the year! See you on the other side my friends :-)

True of us all and you know it!

Inspired by the Fremen from Dune. Blizzard white and blue eyes on a face thats been in the grinding desert many years. Painted with Rebelle and Flame Painter

Notes from an early teaching moment.

Ink, charcoal and carbon pencil on paper

And now the Worry Wolf can stick by your side and bring ease to your everyday worries. A doodle, turned into a weatherproof clear sticker, cloaking lonely water bottles worldwide. Thanks for looking!

It’s true!

Tidbits of things overheard in the pub earlier this week when I was short of inspiration = this.

Felt inspired by this week's drawing prompt. Went with a Star Trek scene. Earth Spacedock from the movies always leaves me in awe. Tried to show it with its doors opening so you could see there is an inside. The starship's scale and perspective are off, but that is meh.

A girl in bubbles inspired clothes based on a drawing prompt. Bic pen and copic marker on my sketchbook :)

Me in blossom inspired clothes from a cute prompt on instagram. Bic pen and copic marker

Inspired by a recent experience I had during a trip to the bank, and just reflection on “masks” we wear in general I suppose.

As far as things that I can’t seem to shake off are concerned, it’s this fact that a place like Edinburgh where I live is akin to a village where everyone (artist folk in particular) seems to know everyone, and the patterns or quirks that emerge from this said thought process. In most collectives I’m a part of and/or are associated with, there’s what seems like an endless sense of crossover and overlap with fellow artists etc for lack of better words, which is lovely as it is insane... you know? All in all though, even if it drives me mad it does so in a strangely positive way and I’ve learned to live with that. So yeah, make of that what you will. :-)