quirky

Words of wisdom that a friend came out with during a Lord Of The Rings Extended Editions film night over the weekend jumpstarted my creative juices this time around. :-)

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

What do you visualize in your mind when you think of the prepare?

Sharks in questioning waters.

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

It's a sperm whale and underground hip-hop kind of day in my world right now.

Being autistic and neurodivergent means I’m liable to mishear things quite a bit, especially when watching films where the sound mixing is utter shite (thanks sensory differences!). On that note, there’s a bit towards the end of Alien where Parker shouts “get out of the room” which I always interpreted as “get ready to roll” for years on end. Only recently did I realise how wrong I was! Considering it was the final act of the film, I guess I can’t be blamed for assuming as such, right? If you know, you know as they say...

An age or so later, and I’m finally getting round to reading Volume 1 of One Punch Man... Better late than never, right?

Today’s drawing gets it’s name from something I overheard someone declare at lunch yesterday afternoon. I’ve had kale often enough and yet, I’m not convinced it tastes *entirely* like grass... I could be wrong though. Thoughts?

It totally bypassed my mind that last night I would be off to see Gary Numan with my uncle. The perks of having both an over-active work life and a social one too...

Smile! Painted with gelly gouache, Posca paint pens and pencil crayons. There is a tiny bit of white gel pen as well...

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...

Taking a break from photo editing to get creative in other areas... Over the Beltane weekend, my girlfriend and I watched the British dub of Urusei Yatsura over on YouTube. Yes, I assure anyone not aware, such a thing exists and my word is it hilarious (but not for the easily offended! Oh and while, I'm here, may the 4th be with you :-)

Why not?

Phew! What a fortnight it's been here. Been engaging more in my photography as of late, but the day-job's had me on 'go' mode all Easter quite frankly. Thank the maker for those moments to yourself when you can just.. well, indulge really.

So here I am, 29 today. Happy birthday to me! Must mean it’s that time of the day again...

Winding down on a Wednesday with more of the same... all the sharks!

Rabbit-eared whales because... well, why not?

Hammerhead time again.

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

My quirks and silliness aside, can you tell I'm not the April fool's kind of guy?

Post-work coffee shop doodling time!

Here's to those lighter nights...

Was one of these days at work yesterday! Who knows what today will bring?

Was initially going to try coffee painting with this one, but that clearly wasn’t happening... Hence the mentioning of divorce here, it being my expectations being split from the reality this time around. Still, things worked out in the end!

It was a Damien Jurado kind of evening last night!

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 remark someone at the fire spinning club I go on Monday evenings during chat I had with them last night got me doodling again!

Whale, shark or warrior-esque dolphin? Heck, even I’m not too sure... This one turned out well and that’s what matters most, so enjoy!