Painting till 5am

I found myself unable to sleep last night. My brain decided it was a good idea to start thinking about everything bad that has been happening recently, and I was unable to take my thoughts away from them. So around 2:55 after the second wave of tears, I thought, "Ok, Enough." and went downstairs to paint. I haven't painted with acrylic for a while, but nothing like emotional conflict to get the creative juices overflowing. With emotion. A glass case of emotion. Can you tell I haven't slept? Anyway, I luckily still had a blank canvas I could paint instead of just paper. And after painting until 5, I finally felt relaxed. My panicky, depressing thoughts slowly melted away with each brush stroke as I concentrated on what was unfolding in front of me. Relaxing songs that don't remind me of anything got stuck in my head, and I mentally listened to them on repeat. When I decided I was finished I went back to bed, I think I fell asleep around 5:30, because I remember dozing off and then waking up as family members got up to go to work.

If I were to give this picture a title it would be "Autumn's Last Song". Even looking at it now there are things I would change or add, but I will not do anything to it now. I'm rather pleased with how it turned out, considering I just followed the brush.

Markhor Man Take 2

I was never really satisfied with my first attempt at drawing this guy. The pose was awkward, and although I had an idea of how I wanted him to look, I think I kept looking back at the Sail Fish Hunter I drew before and how that picture turned out pretty much how I wanted it to, that I kept subconsciously trying to draw the Markhor Man like the Sail Fish Hunter.
Then I got angry at the picture and decided I was done. So here is my Take 2 of The Markhor Man.

 

I'm much happier with this one.

Environmentally Too Friendly

Actually, White Tailed Deer and Wolverines can be found there naturally. Environmentalists are more concerned that things like Reindeer will move in, effectively messing up the Eco System.

My greatest fear

Koalas are cute until you take a really good look at them. Then you notice they have pointy teeth, slitted iris, 2 thumbs and a bad temper.

It's not the same type of cold...

I don't know what it's like in the Territories. 

Baked Goods

For those who don't know, or know them by another name, Church Windows are a dessert square that is made with chocolate, marshmallows and peanut butter. They are delicious! We usually make them around Christmas.

It's been a pretty rough start of the year for me and my family.  On January 2nd, after fighting an unsuccessful battle with an illness that was shrinking her liver, we had to put our dog, Olie, down. Olie was our first dog and we had her for almost 12 years, that's almost 75 in Labrador years (she was a mix of Lab and Collie)
So I have been too depressed to post anything on this site. I have been drawing, but not anything I care to share with the general public. Unless the general public would like to be depressed. Everyone has been very supportive and caring while we try to deal.

Over the Christmas season there was some pretty funny incidents that have inspired some comic ideas. This comic being one of them.
It's not that far off from what originally happened.

A Beastly Alphabet for Beastly Children Christmas Gift

Stuck on what to get your child for Christmas? Why not give the gift of knowledge...and monsters?

The book is designed for ages 3-10, although many older kids enjoy reading it too. It teaches young children the alphabet and teaches older kids folkloric facts about beastly creatures.

The book features Beastly creatures from around the world. From Agloolik to Zombie.
The book is coil bound, hand drawn, and colored digitally.
It is $20.00 per book. If you would like a copy you can contact me at jade_pm@hotmail.com.

A Beastly Alphabet for Beastly Children is a great way to get kids to read! After all, what is more fun then monsters?