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I also got to add that Tumblr is glitching for me severely and very often...

Wow. It's been a while. This year has been rough and I suppose I've neglected my art and my posts. Lots of health and money issues... maybe I can force myself to create some more and try to get things back on track again...

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Mein lustig hundlein. He helps me get through everything.

#my dog #dog #cute animals #pets #animals #cute

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Wow. It's been a while. This year has been rough and I suppose I've neglected my art and my posts. Lots of health and money issues... maybe I can force myself to create some more and try to get things back on track again...

#life #2023 #stress

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“It’s you that I lie with...

...as the world caves in”

My artwork of the “Triassic Cuddle” fossil: remains of an amphibian Broomistega nestled against a synapsid Thrinaxodon, with a debated explanation to how they ended up together.  The romanticized tale being that in the terror of the Great Dying, just about the most extreme mass extinction ever on Earth, these two unfortunate creates cuddled together in a burrow before being suddenly drowned in a flash flood.  Though the time of death alone is questioned, it makes for a tragic yet warming story of comfort between species.

This piece is based on an animation I came across on youtube: the Triassic Cuddle Animation.  If I am not mistaken, it is by beetlerat.  I thought it was sweet and simple but poignant animation so I sat down and created this on a emotionally charged whim.  The anatomy is adjusted to be generally scientific though I am sure I could put a lot more work into a well studied anatomic illustration but I felt that wasn’t needed here.

#triassic cuddle #fossil #comfort #death #as the world caves in #together forever #cathartic #prehistoric #Thirnaxidon #Broomistega #Synapsid #myart #digitalart

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Little late for Halloween.. so have a six foot turkey instead.

#thanks giving #zombie #dinosaur #fall #autumn #digital art #art #myart

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My digital portrait of Prince Józef Poniatowski.

Poniatowski was a ardent Polish nationalist who supported Napoléon in an effort to see Poland reestablished as a independent country.  As many Poles viewed Napoléon as a means to these goal, Poniatowski served as a symbol as well when he was given the title of Marshal which further encouraged their support.

Here I tested a new (to me) art program: “Rebelle 5.”  This started as a black and white sketch which evolved into testing the oil brush effect along with a bit of a color experiment.  Most of my art consists of some sort of experiment as some of you may notice.  Józef is yet another figure that does not have many adequate references easily available online, so it is once again a combination of multiple images in order to create a slightly new perspective.

#Józef Poniatowski #prince #Polish #French history #Napoleonic #Marshal Poniatowski #portrait #digital art #myart

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 My digital portrait of Maximilien Robespierre;

 - Robespierre was one of the lead members of the Committee of Public Safety and was deeply involved in the infamous Reign of Terror in which thousands of people were executed by guillotine.  History has painted very mixed views on figures such as him, so I found it to be a interesting project to approach.

To read a bit on my general opinion and approach on the struggle of reproducing his face, feel free to keep reading below:

I sought to use paintings as primary and the purported deathmask as secondary sources to create Robespierre’s likeness.  I had actually set the project aside for many months as I wasn’t happy with the overall quality of my initial version and contemplated giving up and trying again later.  Eventually I reworked it and got to a state in which I was content with completing.  Overall I tried a few new techniques and tried to put more effort into the clothing this time around. Thank you all for taking the time to read my views on this historic figure.

#Robespierre #Maximilien Robespierre #french revolution #history #digital painting #digital art #reign of terror #guillotine #myart

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This last year I’ve been a bit dodgy about posting art so I am going to pick that back up and get it rolling again.  Here is a belated Halloween picture- a Cult of the Lamb fanart of my loyal Enforcer.  Fanart is popular so... here you folks go!  Stay tuned for more cartoony art and some historic art as well!

#Cult of the Lamb #CotL #fox #Tarot #fanart #halloween #myart #cartoon #horror

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Me and my twin brother often state the “It’s in my nature!” comment as an absurdist joke in response to things with the same view that it’s a bit ridiculous to just arbitrarily commit actions without restraint.

We had to write a Mini Comic for my Illustration Class so I did mine based on The Frog and The Scorpion. Hopefully you all know the story! 

But if you don’t know the story… In the original the scorpion stings the frog in the middle of the river. When the frog asks “why” the scorpion says “it’s in my nature” and they both die. I like my ending more.

Done with watercolor and pen and ink nib.

#scorpio #fable #notmyart #watercolor

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All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies 

#notmyart #Frith #Watershipdown #Love the beginning of this movie

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“ When I find myself falling, and I hit the bottom, It only makes me laugh” “I don't know if it's right or wrong, to laugh at misfortune, Darkness can never last too long” - Danny Elfman 

It’s been a little while since I’ve posted.. I made this when listening to a bunch of Oingo Boingo, one of which is “It Only Makes Me Laugh" which conjures up thoughts of Hyenas and their supposed laugh sound.

#Hyena #Oingo Boingo #Sketch #digital art #animals #laughing #laughter #lighting #myart #art #danny elfman #optimism

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Squawking cries amidst the diming autumn sunset and illuminated under the glowing harvest moon, this beastly scarecrow marks the approach of Halloween.

This image was started with a comic book style in mind along with further experimentation with the vector tools in ClipStudioPaint.  It was a fun project and I plan on testing more with this sort of high contrast style.

#Halloween #Scarecrow #inktober #monster #terror #horror #digital art #myart #knot #crow #corvid #birb #cornfield #american gothic #dark #halloween art #creature design

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I know it’s been a little while, so... here’s Frollo!  I had drawn him once 5 years ago, and this is a huge improvement.  I thought of doing more but this was just a quickie.

#Frollo #the hunchback of notre dame #Disney #realistic #digital painting #digital art #character design #myart

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There’s two types of Autumn:

the bright, colorful, happy autumn with pumpkins, apples, candles, and great food

the dreary, dark, creepy autumn with overcast and rainy skies, scary forests, cool temperatures, and halloween

And I love them both!

#my heart aches for this #waiting for October

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oof

#omg #I love old movies #jujitsu #what did I watch? #wut

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As of around 2020, I started wearing this every single time I go out.  At some point I added a bee for Napoleon.

I started wearing my Legion of Honor replica as a pendant. I might get a shorter chain though..

#Legion of Honor #memorial #Napoleon

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200 years ago today, Napoléon Bonaparte died: May 5th, 1821, shortly before 6pm.

Here is an extremely brief overview of his person: Living in a turbulent time of change, Napoléon rose from obscurity as a Corsican nationalist into one of the most prominent figures of all time.  A meteoric rise as both a political and military figure saw him influence Europe for around 20 years and permanently change the political climate.  He was an outsider to the long established monarchs of the time and represented a new mode of thinking, thusly appearing as a natural enemy to the leading  Powers of Europe - Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia to name a few.  Having a powerful grasp on the concepts of warfare made him a force to be feared and recognized.

Although extremely talented and knowledgeable, Napoléon never quite trusted his subordinates with too much control.  Paradoxically he put his faith into political allies that were potentially dangerous under anyone’s rule.  As his Empire grew, it became unwieldy, and his ambitions threw his world out of balance.

Just as fiery as Napoléon’s rise was, such was the fall of his Empire.  He was eventually imprisoned on the extremely remote island of St. Helena, where he was kept under constant watch by the British government under Sir Hudson Lowe.  Concern for control over the Emperor rather than his comfort and well-being lead to a very constricting and bleak confinement of 6 years.  During his final years, his health began to falter in response to many undefined factors.  So enigmatic were his final years that debates today still clash over the reasons and situations of his death, one hot day in May.

Napoléon was born on a homely island in 1769 on August 15th.  In the end he died 1821 May 5th, on an distant island, removed from the world.  Having led a dramatic life, he was just 51 years old at the time of his death.  We may only ponder how many more years he could have lived under different circumstances.

(In time I hope to write out a long and involved overview of his life and all the paradoxical facets of his being.)

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May 5th, 2021 - Oil Painting  - Le prisonnier

I began this oil painting in honor of Napoléon, to finish by the time of the 200 year anniversary of his death.  Although I had planned an initial concept and perspective, I changed it right at the start which made following up on the new details a bit difficult.  I ended up going for a straight on shot since it was different than most portraits of Napoléon, and I wanted it to reflect the notion that people had stated he had a habit of facing people directly and straight on when talking to them.  His outfit is also to reflect his actual apparel on St. Helena, which was that of a civilian.  I like that it makes him more casual, as he often was with many guests that he liked.  It does not rely or focus on the iconography as the distant Emperor, but rather that of a casual personable stranger.  I want viewers to see him as both a gifted and flawed natural human being, rather than to focus on him solely as a cold calculating political leader.  His apparel is disheavled, and he has some stubble on his face.  He is heavy in weight as time passed into his later years.  A green cloth wraps his neck simply as a personal touch regarding his purported liking of the color green.  Lastly, I have the intention that he is gazing across the ocean towards France and his son; the mountainous landscape of St. Helena making a symbolic cage around him.

I feel Americans see him as a distant vague figure.  In perspective, George Washington was mourned in France in 1799, and Abraham Lincoln was 12 years old in 1821.

History is complicated, and we can’t put an easy title on something as good or evil.  In the end, for better or for worse, we are all human.

#Napoléon #Napoléon's Death #Napoléon Bonaparte #Emperor #French #History #this day in history #May 5th #2021 #French History #painting #oil painting #myart #st Helena #memorial