A cuckoo of the mind

Lonely Soldier Did some late-night spn watching last night and...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:38:41 -0400

Lonely Soldier

Did some late-night spn watching last night and what can I say? Dean is just… i want to wrap him in a blanket and give him a hug. Stop hurting you idiot.

Merlin - Ancient Yew Tree Just a little concept sketch of...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:02:01 -0500

Merlin - Ancient Yew Tree

Just a little concept sketch of merlin sat in a yew tree by the lake of Avalon. (Can you even see him in there my goodness). Safe to say, I’ve been planning something like this for some time and although it may be months before I can even start it, there’s not harm in creating some concept images, right? :) ~~it’s going to be so good when I actually make the real project thing~~

Why a yew? Well, they’re the oldest in britain, they can live with hollow trunks for years, their trunks often split in two, and they are linked to death and resurrection a lot due to their toxicity and their longevity (some are a good few thousand years old), and have commonly be held in high regard to those who view them as being powerful and naturally avert evil, despite their toxicity and despite their unimpressive leaves and berries. They’re just pretty damn good.

Ahhh thank you! yeah the mane was my favourite part, so many colours to include! :D thanks! :)

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:28:45 -0500

Ahhh thank you! yeah the mane was my favourite part, so many colours to include! :D

thanks! :)

I'd just like to say that your Merlin - Unicorn picture was absolutely beautiful and definitely worth all the effort you no doubt put into it. It's people like you that inspire me to keep working hard at the things I love.

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:22:00 -0500

*_* ahh you’re so lovely! Thank you so much blimey

oh goodness no problem at all keep working hard!

Merlin - Unicorn (x) Been working on this for quite some time...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:59:16 -0500

Merlin - Unicorn (x)

Been working on this for quite some time and I’m so happy I’m finally finished! Although this does mean I have nothing else on the go anymore… hmm.

Merlin - Bluebells (x) My first finished water colour, I...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:38:00 -0500

I was going to put a humourous caption but I feel it would be inappropriate and I might regret it in the morning.

Merlin - Bluebells (x)

My first finished water colour, I think! I kinda messed up some colours, and I still can’t paint noses, but hey, I’m getting there at least. I quite like it.

21x14cm

I felt like I’d been attacked by an octopus.

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:28:27 -0500

I felt like I’d been attacked by an octopus.

so yesterday I found an old ink pen and a box of ink from my grandma’s old watercolour set...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:26:49 -0500

so yesterday I found an old ink pen and a box of ink from my grandma’s old watercolour set (presumably this thing is 50+ years old by now) and I tried refilling the pen with the ink, thinking the squishy bit at the top of the ink pot was like some spongey to let the ink out slowly

I squeezed it and ink exploded everywhere like on my face my clothes, all over my hand

anyway so my mum bought me some fountain pens to use until I’ve soaked out the dried ink from the nib of the old pen.

don’t use ancient indian ink and think there wont be random dried up lumps of ink in there guys

Skysweep - dragon. Oil paints, some kind of canvas that is...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:01:16 -0500

Skysweep - dragon. Oil paints, some kind of canvas that is probably just under a meter high. Maybe. (x)

Right so I can’t decide if this is finished or not, but I’ll not be adding anything to it any time soon. I finally just got on with it and added the legs that I’d been fretting over, and it’s not perfect by any means I’d wanted to make the dragon far more detailed, but this is only my second large-ish oil canvas piece so one step at a time.

I might revisit this in a few months if I want to change or detail anything! :)

I hate painting skin colours. particularly in a digital picture. It’s horrific. My current...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:12:16 -0500

I hate painting skin colours.

particularly in a digital picture. It’s horrific.

My current person either looks like a zombie at one point, and then when I recolour it he looks like he’s got severe sunburn.

Merlin - Farewell (x) I needed to doodle, and I’m still...

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 11:44:27 -0500

Merlin - Farewell (x)

I needed to doodle, and I’m still in that merlin zone, so merlin it is.

Lion - The Once and Future King (x)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:30:52 -0500

Lion - The Once and Future King (x)

Some Tips I Made For Arists

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:01:58 -0500

damianmcgintleman:

Admit you have talent

No, seriously, do it. Say it right now, aloud, in front of your computer. “I am a good writer/artist/musician/singer/whatever.” Just admit it to yourself. Because I swear when you do, your work will become better. You’d be amazed at what you can produce when you feel confident in your abilities.

Stop comparing yourself to other people

“I’ll never be as good of a writer as Hemingway/Bronte/Rowling!”, “I’ll never sing like Adele/Florence Welch/Joan Jett!”, “I’ll never paint like Picasso/van Gogh/O’Keefe!”, “I’ll never draw like Davis/McCracken/MacFarlane!”, “I’ll never play like Hendrix/King/Cooder!”

No. You won’t. You will never, ever be as good as them. And they will never be as good as you. Every artist is unique. You have your own voice just like they had their own voice. Don’t try to be someone else; be you.

Be proud of your work

Wrote a shitty poem? Song? Manuscript? Paint something you didn’t like? Drew something wrong? Who. The hell. Cares? At least you DID something! That’s more than most people can say! You finished a piece of work. Be proud of that accomplishment.

Realize that not everything you do will be great

This ties in with the previous tip. You’re going to do shitty things. It’s part of being an artist. Stop putting so much pressure on yourself to create something great every time. Strive for it, sure, it SHOULD be your goal. But realize that sometimes you’re just going to do something that sucks, and then get over it and try to do better the next time.

Be proud of your talent and enjoy it

I’m a writer and my best friend is a singer. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve told each other that we wished we had the others’ talent. This is a typical “grass is always greener” thing. Be proud of what you’re good at and enjoy it, because someone out there is wishing they were as good as you, I guarantee it.

Merlin - Lights (x) Eeeheee I finally finished! First...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:48:00 -0500

Merlin - Lights (x)

Eeeheee I finally finished! First piece of work on my Cintiq 21UX tablet, most graciously sold to me by fayestardust. This is for her! (and also because I love Merlin so much and I can’t believe it’s ending oh god).

I managed to get oil paint in my eyebrow and all the way up my arm However, managed to successfully...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:42:11 -0500

I managed to get oil paint in my eyebrow and all the way up my arm

However, managed to successfully start a mini study of Bonnard’s ‘La Cafe’ as I think it’s called. Could just be ‘coffee’ (the website I found the picture from states both but given that Bonnard was french I’m going with the former).

I may well post it tomorrow if I finish it!

Pumpkin carving! I’m feeling suitably autumny now.

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:04:00 -0400

Pumpkin carving!

I’m feeling suitably autumny now.

Doodle from a day at the Natural History Museum in London :)

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:24:55 -0400

Doodle from a day at the Natural History Museum in London :)

This was a big storm passing over the next village. I was up on...

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:20:48 -0400

This was a big storm passing over the next village. I was up on my art hill back in England.

One of my favourite photos from my trip to see Lira in London...

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:01:24 -0400

One of my favourite photos from my trip to see Lira in London this summer!

That graveyard was so pretty.

Go past this every morning on the way to school in France! We...

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:17:18 -0400

Go past this every morning on the way to school in France!
We have to leave at 7:30 and the sun is always rising, all big and red. It’s great.