you can work, but you can't let go

[reflectedeve]

Wow, okay, I needed that; just spent my whole night in, curled up with the second season of Castle and my sketchbook. It's terrifying how long it's been since I've had that much time to sit and draw. Clearly I can neglect my life of hermitude at my peril.

I've mostly been doing original work tonight, but I did finish up one very silly doodly thing, inspired by a stray comment from tuesdaysgone and fleurdeliser's latest OT3verse installment:



Still not sure about my likeness ... this guy's more challenging than he looks, somehow. (Need to get back to Korse, who at least is a bit easier to capture about the facial expression.) But this was a great piece to be inking during lunch on a bad day; pure comfort-drawing. I think I'm a little weird.

It's good to be getting back on the horse. Apart from the ever-present original projects, I have some very intriguing commissions to do for my help_japan winners, and just wait until you guys see the trekreversebang art! I mean all of it ... got a sneak peek at everyone's work the other day, and it's one of the most stunning collections of challenge output I think I've ever seen. Hot damn, for serious.

Life has really been pretty great lately. The Patrick Stump show last week was fantastic (which totally took me by surprise and left me at a loss for words - jjtaylor had it covered, though, naturally), and in ten days I get MCR again. The weather has finally caught up to the season, too, and while this has prompted an avian riot to wake me up at four a.m. for the last couple of days, the dogwoods on Beacon Street are already in full flower and there were some forsythias blooming on my walk home today. And this weekend I might get to meet a few of my future classmates at an art festival in my hometown.

Now I just have to take care of a few things. Like, IDK, finally learning to drive.

Comments

[fleurdeliser]

AHHHHHHHHH OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU SO FUCKING MUCH.

:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

THIS IS EVERYTHING GOOD AND RIGHT IN THE WORRRRRLD.

*TREASURES ALWAYS*

[reflectedeve]

Hee, I'm so glad you like it! ILU toooo. ♥

[tuesdaysgone]

AND THERE WAS A LOT OF SQUEALING.

[reflectedeve]

:DDDDD

[ilthit]

Hermitude is impossible for me since I live with someone, but I did sit on the opposite side of the bed with Law & Order on a laptop and my earphones in for most of Saturday evening, drawing, and then later colouring on Photoshop, and it was divine. I seem to be going through both a writerly and drawerly period and my actual work seems like a particularly pointless waste of time.

:) I still don't care about those celebs, but I still love your art. And aprons.

[reflectedeve]

Well, relative hermitude, I suppose ... I do have a roommate, and my apartment is very very small, so we can't really get away from each other (except when she's away, as she was last night). But yeah, there's really nothing like having that focus. (And oh god, do I hear you about work--job-work, anyway--just seeming like a waste of time. I've been struggling with it lately.)

Hee, well, I'm not sure "celeb" is exactly the right word for Grant Morrison? But thank you.

While I'm thanking you, I keep forgetting since I haven't been online consistently in awhile, but ... the two months of paid time? That was a super sweet gift out of nowhere, and I really appreciate it. ♥

[ilthit]

Grant Morrison, the comic book author? Um I do have an opinion about him, but it's not a favourable one. XD

You're welcome for the two months paid time! I'm glad you could use it.

[reflectedeve]

Ahaha, yes, that's the one. He's a bit contentious.

♥

[jjtaylor]

GRANTTTTT. Also, silly aprons, clearly, are a niche. <3

[reflectedeve]

Right? I think I have this cornered. :D

[turlough]

That's a wonderful drawing of Grant! And it's such a fitting illustration for the story in all it's quirky, domestic glory.

[reflectedeve]

Hee, thank you! :D It was really too irresistible.

[were_duck]

HOW DID I MISS THIS THE FIRST TIME AROUND HOW. IT IS MADE OF AMAZING. HIS LITTLE SMIRK :D :D :D

[reflectedeve]

Hee, thank you. It was super fun to draw (and possibly would be the hardest thing ever to explain to my classmates ...)