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Pokemon and bowhead whales take to space yet again... :-P

Getting foxy.

A great deal of upheaval in my personal life, including making steps to better my mental health as well as reflecting on changes in my work life (potentially) and also my living situation, have dominated my headspace as of late. Long story short, Buddha reminding us all to still any madness in life got me to work here as did the obvious itch to get some drawing done!

Another seal of approval? *ba-dum-tss*

Having a go at something other than narwhals and belugas today... bowhead whales namely! I really like how this one turned out. :-)

I keep coming back to this Vice headline I saw and took a screenshot of this time last week, which inspired the title of this piece. Seems like a relevant metaphor to me (and others I know) for so many reasons right now! Thankfully nothing too traumatic in my case...

Hammerhead time again.

After a productive couple of days, it’s a Mark Lanegan and manga kind of night here.

Kept myself occupied during a quiet day at work earlier by getting a head-start on things here, and my word it was quiet! Well...ish (towards the end that is).

A watercolor base with a Pentel brush pen over that.

Ink on paper

I've been nothing but desert scenes lately. Can't get it out of my head.

Thinking ahead to loosening restrictions here in Scotland, one more day to go...

I keep seeing the word 'binary' crop up a lot in various discourses I’ve caught a glance at recently, whether it pertains to discussions around things like cancel culture or countless other things too numerous to mention. Funny what the lack of a middle ground these days does to certain people, irrespective of their political/ethical viewpoints...

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Saw this missing cat poster whilse out running errands the other day which started off with the sentence "Answers to Esme", and those words have been circling around in my head ever since. Naturally, the end product here had little to do with the finished artwork!

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Keeping one's head above the water in times of crisis...

Cat balancing a pitcher of flowers on its head.

Trying to doodle my way through a Disney post-it note pad pre-printed with Mickey's face and ears.

Lockdown makes some of us forget what good times were like before the coronavirus reared it's nasty little head, so in response we dig down into our brains for times that really mattered.

The name for this piece comes from a billboard I noticed as I was heading home from a shopping trip not too long ago, and it’s stuck with me ever since. Life in lockdown (needless to say) brings with it plenty of time for us all to learn and get creative in whatever way works best..

Named for my feisty red-headed grandson. Like Mr. Heat Miser from the classic Rudolph movie.

I've been practicing drawing portraits for a few days now. This is from a session I did over lunch where I was just messing around trying a few different things.

Thinking ahead, as you do.

Because two heads are better or worse than none.