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“I may be covered in cat hair, but I still smell good." Thundercat and Tron in the journal.

#thundercat #thundercat music #thundercat bass #dragonball durag #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #painting #hand drawn #watercolor #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr #cats of tumblr #sketchbook #daily drawing

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Found photo gal, wearing SO MUCH fabric– but it’s a vibe honestly.

#found photo #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #sketchbook #daily drawing #hand drawn #faber castell #fineliner #marker #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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Amidst the slings and arrows of this artist’s existential crisis, I’ve been forgetting to acknowledge the times I create and like what comes out. Or worse, it convinces me it’s bad, and I come back later to find it’s actually great! Enough of that. Down with that sort of thing. From a couple weeks ago, chilling in the journal with Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon.

#creative block #yukimi nagano #little dragon #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #sketchbook #daily drawing #hand drawn #faber castell #fineliner #marker #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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Hung out outside today with my travel watercolor set with no real expectations. Part of the block that has been terrorizing me is in getting bogged down by a whole lot of “shoulds”. It’s hard to be stuck when you derive most of your worth from your creative pursuits. (That’s not a fair thing to do to yourself by the way; consult your therapist lol.) The more stuck you get, the worse you feel, and it’s just a yucky spiral. So I’m trying to inject some novelty into my art practice– new tools and mediums, new environs, less expectations, less planning, and less beating up on my self. Yay?!

#creative block #illustration #art #illustrator #drawing #hand drawn #sketchbook #micron #marker #watercolor #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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“I wish I was a fisherman, tumblin’ on the seas. Far away from dry land and its bitter memories.”

#cats of tumblr #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #sketchbook #daily drawing #hand drawn #micron #marker #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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Hello! I’m alive. Just trying out not doing art when I don’t wanna, or when I’m feeling like I’ve lost the thread. Turns out you can actually go through life NOT constantly punishing yourself; who knew? Anyway, more Scott.

#work in progress #wip #scott walker #the walker brothers #1960s #1970s television #baroque pop #4ad #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #hand drawn #micron #marker #ink #speedball #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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Scott.

#work in progress #wip #scott walker #the walker brothers #1960s #1970s #baroque pop #4ad #illustration #art #illustrator #portait #portrait artist #drawing #hand drawn #micron #marker #ink #speedball #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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Dave in progress. Genuinely impossible to not enjoy rendering this man.

#work in progress #wip #dave vanian #the damned #1970s #1980s #punk #post punk #new wave #goth #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #hand drawn #pencil #gouache #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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“To hell with poverty, we’ll get drunk on cheap wine!” Hi, hello, it’s me!! The guys are FINALLY up in the shop. Find my Gang of Four tribute and other such printed delights in the shop. 🎸

#gang of four #gang of 4 #go4 #jon king #andy gill #hugo burnham #dave allen #to hell with poverty #damaged goods #at home he's a tourist #i found that essence rare #1970s #1980s #post punk #punk funk #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #hand drawn #micron #marker #ink #watercolor #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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“STOP ‘IM, HE’S GOT MY PEN!” As always, more prints in the shop. Here. 👂🖊️

#my pen #bruce mcculloch #kids in the hall #the kids in the hall #1980s #1990s #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #sketchbook #daily drawing #hand drawn #micron #marker #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr #etsy

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Me and Kate are testing out the new gouache set babyyyyy. Feels good this time. No stress and just vibing– who knew it was possible? More later…

#work in progress #wip #kate bush #1970s #1980s #art rock #post punk #new wave #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #gouache #himi gouache #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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RIP Yuki, and thank you. 🖤

#yukihiro takahashi #takahashi yukihiro #yellow magic orchestra #ymo

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Onward. ✨

#work in progress #wip #sparks #sparks band #ron mael #russell mael #the sparks brothers #1970s #1980s #art rock #glam rock #synthpop #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #hand drawn #pencil #sketch #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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I am so, so much more blocked up than I think I’ve been acknowledging. I don’t know how to fix it. The associated guilt and frustration doesn’t help. And it’s a real bummer to struggle so hard to create when so much of my self worth comes from that cycle of creativity. I can attempt to analyze it. But what I’ve found with other fun Brain Problems™, is that actually, it is possible to analyze too much?? So maybe… I just do it? I dunno. Anyway, here’s Terry in progress. 🖤

#terry hall #work in progress #wip #the specials #fun boy three #the colourfield #1970s #1980s #two tone #2 tone #ska #punk #post punk #new wave #illustration #art #illustrators on tumblr #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #hand drawn #micron #marker #ink #illustrators #artists on tumblr

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“Watch them– collapsing.” Frank.

#fad gadget #frank tovey #collapsing new people #1970s #1980s #synthpop #post punk #new wave #mute records #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #sketchbook #daily drawing #hand drawn #micron #marker #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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Haven’t quite figured out how to not look sus when people catch me staring. 🥴

#hehe oops #life drawing #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #sketchbook #hand drawn #micron #marker #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr

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It’s been many years since I’ve done a real, committed self-portrait. I spend so much energy on trying to make other folks look cool and beautiful, so it’s fun to do that for myself every once in a while. A nice confidence booster too, ‘cause it’s a reminder I’m not the weird mutant I sometimes think I am when I’m tearing myself down. Anywho, in-progress! 👀

#work in progress #wip #self portrait #illustration #art #illustrator #portrait #portrait artist #drawing #hand drawn #pencil #sketch comedy #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr