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The past two days have been interesting, to say the least. My anxiety kicked up again, yielding two more panic attacks...oh joy. There's an increasingly chaotic external environment: COVID-19 positivity rates rising, looting, SAT nonsense (thank you College Board for not giving anyone information and for being very uncooperative). Am I angry at people in the world? Yes, and I know that's a generic, over-used phrase, but I truly am. I'm tired of all of this. I'm aggravated with the current state of the U.S. There's moments where things feel fine, and others when it feels like things are closing in. No one knows what the next few months will bring and tensions are high. Will things work out? They will eventually; they better. But, at the same time, what the heck is even going on anymore?

The creative streak continues!

Computers with literal mouses? Yep, it's that kind of day here!

The word “backwards” in reverse would sound, I’m fairly certain, like something along the lines of ‘straw cab’ I’m presuming? Anyway, that was what randomly prompted me today to get cracking on with some art, heheheh.

Head #92 of my 100 Heads.

Quick sketches first thing in the morning. Before the alarm goes...

Almost at the end of the current sketchbook… draw all the narwhals!!

Sculpture sketching at the Met in NYC.

Challenging myself to do only freehand-in-ink sketching this month. Ink + alcohol markers.

Portrait sketch of Murata Tamu - the drummer of a japanese metal band Nemophila.

Be enlightened through all your emotions... #embracingnightmares I haven’t drawn in so long. It’s good to get somethings going again.

Metamorphosis from “Tarocchi dell’Alba dorata” (Giacinto Gaudenzi is the author). Thirteenth Major Arcana.

Apparently, Blixa Bargeld of Einsturzende Neubaten and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds fame actually did this to his school back when he was a lad! I needed an idea for a convoluted weird-as-they-come title, and after reading that story I knew I had something, heheheh :)

Drawing done with graphite pencils, loved the face expressions

All manner of quirky looking animals on some safari in the deep sea.

Doodling outside while visiting the local swimming pool. I used some bleedthrough from swatching markers as clothes.

*Irn-Bru vibes a go-go here* As the wee small hours approach, I finally get round to testing the Washi tape I picked up last Sunday...

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