In honor of my Brothers rat, Coco… who scampered across the rainbow bridge the other day. Also… trying to get used to the new Matte Graphite Pencils. I like them but - as usual - I’m afraid of getting too dark… #art #graphite #rat #drawing #journaling #bulletjournal

Well… umm… wow. I did not expect such a response for a little drawing done by the harbor. Thanks all. I guess if we’re all going to go out with a bang tonight it’s nice to go out on a high note. Hopefully not though… cuz I want to draw more stuff. The new place is very pretty.

Doing some outside drawing near my new apartment. I ain’t too good at it yet. But it’ll get there. Fun using the chomky pencil. #art #pencildrawing #graphite #isuck #funstuff

I absolutely LOVE our new apartment. We have a freaking FORTRESS behind our place. No… for real… a danged 17th century FORTRESS!!!! How cool is that? And it’s calm and peaceful. In spite of the cannons.. y’know… pointing our way. #art #artsymusings

New desk. New apartment. Same old problems. Spoon truly believes that her place is RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WORK!!!! #journaling #drawing #pencildrawing #art #artproblems

Hello people! Sorry it’s been a while between posts. I am assuming someone cares… but we’re moving! So I’m in the middle of packing and transporting. All my arts stuffs is in boxes. But that’s okay because I will have an ACTUAL DESK at the new place! No more worries about spilling on the couch!

I promised myself that I’d post whatever on bluesky… the good, the bad, the whole journey… this is definitely whatever. Enjoy…

Im working on a project involving chihuahuas playing handball… hence the reference sketches… #drawing #pencildrawing #art #chihuahua #sketching #badlighting #thissketchbooksucks #isuck #imtheworstartistever #desperatelyinneedofconfidenceboost

Today’s drawing is another doggo sketch. I like doggos but I think tomorrow might be a nakey cat. #pencildrawing #drawing #journaling #bulletjournal #art #pencilart

Was on vacation in Prague. Then I had the flu. Then I decided to sketch a chihuahua. #bulletjournal #journaling #pencildrawing #dogdrawing #sketches #drawing

More messing around with Watercolor. And pen. Let’s be honest: I get a little lazy and sometimes my lack of skill meets the laziness halfway… #fuckice #watercolor #art #drawing

I spent way way longer on this than I should have for a journal entry. But it was that or I punch rocks. The rage. OMG… when Hulk shows up in the drawings you know I’m pissed as hell. #drawing #fuckice #penandink #journaling #bulletjournal

Messing around with Watercolor again. This was fun. I don’t think it’s done. But it was fun anyway. Watercolor is great for folks who like to keep going back and poking at stuff. #watercolor #art #nonsense

What to do when you ain’t got the oomph to do much - scribbly art! Also known as sketches. Or whatever. People sitting. The point was to get em done before the desire to continue evaporated. #drawing #penandink #pencil #sketches

This one was kind of fun. Tried a little blending with the inks and messing around with stuff. And then there’s Calvin. Okay. Obviously his ear is messed up. Oh well. Moving on. #art #clownfish #penandink #journaling #bulletjournal #drawing #writing #cartoon

Well it’s cold. This one was hard to do because my fingers are actually freezing. But it was fun. Still working on the inking and colors. But I’ll get it… someday… #cartooning #penandink #journaling #bulletiournal #art #drawing

Some original character designs but the markers aren’t working great with the ink work. Blarg. Still… it was fun to work… and definitely helped to expel the rage… a little… #art #journaling #penandink #bulletjournal #wtf #drawing

My lord!!! What’s HAPPENING????? Three days in a row? What’s wrong with me??? The Opus was taken from today’s? Yesterdays? Bloom County. I couldn’t resist an Opus with an eel on his schnozz. #penandink #journaling #bulletjournal #art #drawing #writing

Find your inner peace in this crazy world! 🌲💀🦈 #art #comic

Hey lookit that! A twofer for today. The start of the Octopus AND a journal entry in which I bemoan the sorry state of the world. #art #journaling #bulletjournal #penandink #drawing

He must be impeached immediately!!!

Was watching a ‘watercolors for beginners’ thing and they said pick smaller, easier projects to build your confidence. I… am clearly an idiot. I’m not even done with the SKETCH yet. #art #watercolor #whyamilikethis #drawing

First one of the new year. Why are there no tasks listed you ask? Because it’s too friggin cold to move out from under the mound of warmth I’m cocooned in, that’s why. Mind your business. #art #journaling #bulletjournal #writing #idioticUSforeignpolicy #drawing #penandink

Last one of the year. This one took a while. As it should. Mostly because the champagne was terrible… and my cat was losing her mind to the constant fireworks… #journaling #bulletjournal #penandink #art #depression #yearendart #happynewyear #goodriddance2025 #hopesandstuff #yearinreview

So… my in-laws got me the three volume Calvin and Hobbes hardcover set for Christmas. It’s enormous. And heavy AF. So you’ll likely be seeing a lot of Calvin and Hobbes copies in my journals until I absorb it. #journaling #bulletjournal #peterthielsucks #art #drawing #penandink #illustration

Welp… I guess today we have a little bit of graphite. It was supposed to be the sketch of an octopus that would get water colored… but… it turned into a chameleon. On not watercolor paper… #graphite #journaling #bulletjournal #chameleon #drawing #art

Was going to do a horse… but it looks a lot like a nightingale. I don’t know why. #art #bulletjournal #journaling #depression #pencil #mixedmedia

Worst pit of depression I’ve fallen in in many years. Things are going great. #journaling #bulletjournal #mixedmedia #art #turtle #depression #pencil

Wasn’t feeling it today but by gum I got the derned paints out anyway. #drawing #watercolor #journaling #bulletjournal

More watercolor practice. And running exercises. Get it? Exercises? Hahahahah… okay. Anyway. Practiced drawing and painting people running. #watercolor #penandink #drawing #bulletjournal #journaling #art #writing

This took altogether WAY too much time. But who cares? I learned stuff. And that’s good. Can’t be good at something till you suck at it. #drawing #watercolor #penandink #scrollwork #bulletjournal #writing #journaling

No ghosts today. Just stuffs and things. It’s Saturday so no tasks either. I’m trying to learn scrollwork. Among many many other things. Ah well… #drawing #art #watercolor #mixed #journaling #bulletjournal

Another day, another ghost. I think it’s becoming a theme or something. More watercolor. Fun pushing paint around while soaking in music. My little peace for the day. #journaling #watercolor #bulletjournal #drawing #art #writing

Went with watercolor practice today. I think i really love messing around with watercolor. Waterbrushes are an amazing thing. #art #journaling #drawing #bulletjournal #watercolor

Been another while. Oh well. #journaling #bulletjournal #drawing #art #penandink #sketchy

Inkytober day… who gives a mouses fart? This started out as just black ink and then I couldn’t stand it without color. #penandink #bulletjournal #art #journaling #drawing #writing #art

Inkytober twofer! Playing around with brush pens. And other pens. And stuff… all while rastling with the depressos and seasonal gloom. #art #drawing #bulletjournal #journaling #blarg #penandink

So… yeah. Inktober is going greaaaat. This is only the second thing I’ve done all month. Super great. #inktober #journaling #bulletjournal #penandink #writing #drawing #art

Inktoberish!!! I don’t really DO inktober. I try to draw something in ink each day. So that’s it. Wasn’t much feeling it today. Mood crashed so I cobbled the drawing up in ten minutes. Blarg. But I DID IT! That’s what counts. #drawing #penandink #journalling #journal #bulletjournal #art

Announcement for any poor weirdo who might be following my nonsense: I will be attempting the challenge of Inktober - but not the organized thingy as I understand that’s a wee bit toxic. I might not get far as wifey and I (the Artsyhouse Collective) are up to our eyeballs in second wedding planning

@meganleebees.bsky.social OOOH!!!! Cozy horrors???? Please tell me more. My wife is basically obsessed with creature romances and I would absolutely love cozy horrors!

Yeah… some days you can’t even be bothered to turn on the other light to take a better picture. Some days are just making scribbles on a page and just barely being alive.

Not much for today. There was meant to be more. Then Mom called. When Mom is 4000 miles away you answer and you do your best to cheer. Unfortunately, I suck at cheering. #drawing #opus #journaling #penandink #art #bulletjournal

once in a while the odd thing happens, Once in a while the dream comes true, And the whole pattern of life is altered, Once in a while the moon turns blue W.H. Auden #booksky #poetry #quotes Art by: Dairo Vargas #art #artist #painting #oilpainting #contemporaryart

I don't know what to tell you. Things are just really dark and gloomy in the world right now. Every day seems to be a new misery unfolding. Be kind to each other. 🍭🦈💀 #art #comic

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

Well… for reasons mostly political… I have chosen today as Hulk day because reasons. I’m quite tired of a certain someone being lionized and celebrated. So there’s that. But also don’t feel like throwing oxygen on that fire cuz it’s a waste of time/energy #Drawing #journaling #bulletjournal

I decided that today will be another Panda day. I’m trying to arrange my themes in advance rather than cobbling stuff together at the last minute. #drawing #pandas #pencil #penandink #journaling #bulletjournal #art

So… today was not a grand day for artistic stuffythings. But I did it. And that counts for SOMETHING right??? RIGHT??? Anyway. Todays page is Witches. #art #drawing #pencil #penandink #ihatemyart #journaling #bulletjournal #isuck

I decided that today was spider day in the journal. And let’s be brutally honest… I kind of phoned it in. But I do like the spider Cowboy… #drawing #penandink #journaling #spiders #bulletjournal #art