Just purged most of the gallery, some of that stuff is terribly old and confusing. *sigh* 3 years and this place is still a ghost town. Sorry I'm not very active as an artist here, I do most of my work in other venues (I work full time drawing, doing art, so it's all good. Sort of). At some point I might come back, do some commissions, and at that point I'll probably just purge this place completely. Or Start a new profile. Hell, my 'sona barely matches me anymore. I don't even know if there is anything that matches at this point. Confusion abounds...

Enjoy the continuing lack of updates.

Things are at a crossroads for me right now. I feel like I'm at the precipice of something very exciting, or something very terrifying. Probably both. At the very least, I'm going to try to make this place more of an outlet... So maybe you guys will see a bit more visuals from me. It depends, I stay pretty busy, but hopefully I can bring some fun stuff your way.

I just haven't had any work to post here (I like to keep my professional work and this stuff separate for now). Still here though, just watching other artists.

I hate Indiana.

http://www.indystar.com/article/201.....t|IndyStar.com

So why does Facebook know I'm gay before anyone else does? I have sponsored ads for "Big Gay Deal of the Day" via fab.com

I'd probably check it out if it wasn't for the fact that it would show up on my facebook feed, and I'm not out yet, solely because my mom is actually on the damn thing playing farmville and reading everything I do.

seriously, lolwut? =O.o=

Just a post to say I still exist, but I am extremely busy at this point in the semester... Good times. I have about 10 books I want to work through in the next month about drawing, whilst doing about 400 frames by the end of this month of animation, as well as class projects for all my stupid classes that I need to take to get that damn sheet of paper. Good times.

See ya on the other side, or however that shindig goes.

So, it's not like I've seen that many, but...

Just recently I finally watched the two films that could probably be considered the most "mainstream" of cinema with gay protagonists, of at least the last decade, that is Brokeback Mountain, and I Love You Phillip Morris. So here's my beef...

Why is it that both of these films are ultimately some of the most depressing pieces of cinema out there? I mean ILYPM can make you laugh a lot, but in the end, it is kinda bleak and melancholic. And BM, well... You know.

That, and for me as a young man coming to terms with his sexuality, why is it that in either of these films I feel repulsed to relate with the protagonists in either piece? Both are irreversibly flawed people (in the end, neither change the key flaw of their personality, something that most protagonists are given the honor of achieving). In the end, I don't want to identify with either of the protagonists, which I recall is kinda what the LBGT community has been trying to achieve in cinema since pretty much the dawn of filmmaking.

I'm repulsed by either character, and although I sympathize with their plights, I still feel like they are horrible men in general. I want to go watch one of these films one day and say, "That's the man I want to be!!!". I'm all for realism of the plight of modern cultural biases and the issues of AIDs and all that jazz, but in the end I'd like to feel a bit better/safer about being who I am. Granted, I'm basically asking for fluff films to be made (and I really HATE happy endings as a film scholar), but there are times I'd just like to watch, relate, and be happy about my inclinations. Not ashamed, uncomfortable, worried, or filled with anxiety as to what I am getting myself into. Cause I honestly don't have experience in that field, and it isn't like I can look to my biased, bigoted, religious parents for comfort in those aspects.

And when can gay couples stop existing as punch-lines? Seriously.

Anyone know of any cheerful films about gays? I've seen at least one film with a happy lesbian couple, Saving Face, and I highly recommend that film...

But seriously, anyone? Cause I need to wash the tears and frustration out of my eyes. At least I Love you Phillip Morris made me laugh for a little while...

I was at Gencon for a couple days. Wondering if anyone who follows me was also. Also, there was Video Games Live, which was the best concert I've been to in forever. Hearing the theme from megaman done by a full orchestra was gut-wrenchingly beautiful.

Just dropping in to say "yes, unfortunately i am in that state of being known to be that of a corporeally animated existance, within this planar dimension".

Or something.

Anyways, I'll likely be able to post up something again here someday. I've been doing a lot to revamp what I do, and already I feel quite happy with the results. I'll hopefully share some of the results with y'all soon. Likely once this hiatus is over I may start doing commissions or the like, I'm not sure. We'll see.

Also... Predator's are my favorite unit evar in SCII, I kinda wish they were in actual multiplayer.
And the campaign, the end of the Zeratul missions? Rocked mah world. In a purely educational sense.
And the voice actor for Tychus? Good god. asdjfkdflkjf.

Ahem. I'll probably have a drawing that expresses my nerdiness soonish. Yes, I am Blizzard's bitch.

edit: I moved some things to scraps, deleted stuff that was redundant.

So, I've been out of the loop for a while. Prolly still will be for a little longer. Life has been rather busy and stressful lately. That's about it honestly. For now, I'll be on hiatus.

The currently unfinished avys are on hold for now. There may be a sort of compensation for them, such as an offer for a free commish or the like, but considering they were free to begin with... Well that's up to me once I decide. Either way, I don't really have any interest in continuing the bugeye stuff. Apologies if that miffs someone.

Expect some time to pass before I speak up again.

Let me tell you a little about myself...

I am a huge fan of Walt Disney (the man, as well as the company). One of the things he said is, "We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies."

That's how it is for me, I make money so that I can make art. I currently am fortunate to have a job in a state and economy where the low end jobs are getting filled not by college students, but 40+ year olds from the labor industry forced to work 2 or 3 jobs and needing health insurance for their families. I don't make much, but I make enough to get by. I currently do not need more money, although I would want it, I do not need.
And in all honesty, I am doing this bit of free to get my name out there for when I need to turn a profit. Currently I have less than 50 watchers, so I know any attempt at making any consistent earnings would be a moot point.

At some point, the bugeyes will not be free (prolly by the point that I have 25+ of these kiddies in the oven, and I can't keep up with the requests). But for now, they are my little gift to the fandom. And honestly, I have never had as much joy and mirth at getting this kind of work done. I don't need a couple bucks to give me that little incentive to get them done, I actually REALLY love doing them.

This particular journal is because I wanted to dissuade anyone from thinking that they are depriving a starving artist of his vittles. I have about 15 extra pounds on my body attesting to the fact that I do not need to worry about my stomach. What I do worry about is whether or not I can keep up with the workload, and for now, I can. And I can still work at that other job. Which, let me tell ya, is pretty awesome because recently I've been zooming around on a forklift. <3

Okay, so I've been a little loopy lately, because in the past week since the semester ended, I've been rotating into a 28 hour day cycle. As, in, two 28 hour days ago, I fell asleep at 5am, got up at 11pm, fell asleep at 9am, got up at 3pm, today fell asleep at 11am, got up at 5pm. I am so confused right now, and I keep feeling like I may have overslept, when in reality I'm sleeping enough, just staying awake for too long. This may have to do with my work hours being from 12am-4am, but soon even that will fall out of my cycle if I am not careful...

Anyways, I've been drawing now and then lately, and I'm going to start increasing my drawing output. Hopefully I can afford a nice new tablet in the coming months, but either way I'm going to be starting to do some work again and posting. One of the first things I'll be doing is knocking out the current avatar icon with something new. I developed a style of characters I'm calling "poppeyed", although it has nothing to do with the sailor man. I might actually do these on request for people (for free) if they are well liked enough, and I'll likely have a request page up this week.

I might also have some written stories up or something soon too, we'll see. It all depends on my creative mood.

Also, just read through this webcomic's entire archive. http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/
It was well worth the read, a surprisingly mature comic with a light-hearted art style.

Anyways, I'll talk to y'all again when my cycle realigns with the sun.

So, yeah, I'm rather busy at the moment, what with finals and all. I won't be posting anything here likely until after the second week of May.

That being said, what would anyone like to see me draw that actually reads this? Keep it clean, and it isn't who answers first, it goes to whoever comes up with something interesting. I'll let you know if I decide on something.

But yes, tell me what to draw, and I'M BUSY. This semester needs to be done. And gone. And with me having passable grades. Yes.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DRAW?

And now I'll use my quiet voice.

Greetings all who notice this on FA! Glad to make your acquaintance after being an artist floating around teh interwebs indulging in the furry arts secretly and quietly. After acquiring some skillz, I finally decided to put my paw forth into the world of online art. It's a brave new world...

Just a few things about me...

I like drawing! Talk to me about drawing.
I like making friends! Talk to me about whatever.
I like foxes! Particularly fennecs.
I'm busy! I won't post often. =,=
But I promise that I'll do my best to post as much as I can!

Hope to meet others out there who like drawing as much as I do, as well as films and comics and such.

I will gladly critique your work if you request, but realize you have just invited me to shred your work to pieces. I'm kind, but I'm very straightforward. 9 times out of 10, I will simply say "Study your anatomy", "Do some life drawing", "Work from more reference!!!". Such is the facts. (I may try to make a guide as to WHY you should do the above, but...)

And I gladly invite the same! I like critiques. I don't like not knowing how I goofed up. Without that, I don't get better! I want to be the best I can be! That's how it is.

So, again, nice to meet all you fuzzy people out there, a shout out to fellow fennecs far and wide, and yeah! Hopefully I'll stick around for you guys!