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Samhuinn and Halloween preparations are well under way here… things are about to get rather busy!

Lunar madness engulfs some ocean…

An old friend returns!

Haunted stuff (yet again).

Art club adventures/usual Tuesday night stuff :-)

Columbo knew it best! RIP Peter Falk

It’s spooky swordfish season sometime, somewhere.

And so, into October we go!

Pen and ink on Bristol

Pen and ink on mixed media paper

Rest assured, Shadow was smiling on the inside!

New sketchbook time! Calling this one “The Other Jungle Book” because a) why not? And b) I’m short of ideas for an alternative, hahaha!

Something Arthur Clarke and 2001 inspired to conclude my current sketchbook :-)

Manta ray of sunshine!

Gregory Porter = blissful stuff to draw to.

Kirby and Sonic met their pals as I was working away tonight!

Thoughts of my cousin’s memorial weekend, among other things, informed this piece… also, ‘lystenning’ is a beautiful word, eh?

Ink on mixed media paper

Travelling whales.

King Gizzard flavoured and inspired goblin sharks to kickstart September :-)

Ink on mixed media paper

Autumnal narwhals! Also, Kirby’s made a pal…

Weird things, that I come up with.This is just some of the stuff, I have doodled and/or done. I really love Ancient Egyptian mythology and was testing out my gold and silver paint pen. Sadly the pens both ran out of paint. :(

Whales and witches.

Pokemon fever!

We all fight our own demons but we don't have to do it alone. This is a thumbnail for a comic I'm working on.

Part of a personal project I'm working on right now, to experiment with new art styles and practice lettering skills by drawing animals. The color palette and symmetrical motifs in this one were inspired by the boats on Lake Xochimilco in Mexico, which is the last remaining place wild axolotls live.

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.

Part of a personal project I'm working on right now, to experiment with unfamiliar art styles and practice lettering skills by drawing animals. This is my first foray into cubism-inspired artwork (definitely don't claim to be an expert on actual cubism)--it was way more fun than I expected! I think I'll be trying some more...