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Animator jack of all trades and perpetual hobby-haver

Digital drawing of Britney Spears as a fantasy dnd character. Text reads: Legendary Bard Britney of the Spear
Photo of a canvas on a small easel in a large art studio classroom. On the canvas is a still life painting of some geometric forms: a cube, cylinder, sphere, and cone. Atop the cylinder there is a potted plant. Various painting supplies surround the canvas on a table.
Various photos of decor and dishware in the ‘country goose’ theme of the 90’s. Including a goose shaped cookie jar wearing a hat and ribbon, glass jars with printed geese, and multiple glass drinking cups featuring geese illustrations.
Illustrated background depicting a small bathroom featuring a window, built-in tub/shower, toilet, and vanity. There is a plant and soaps on the windowsill. There are a few canisters of salt lying around the floor.
Photo of a kidney shaped ceramic trinket dish that resembles a swimming pool. It has a ladder and steps as well as a beach ball and inner tube. Tiles are painted on the outside and the inside has a glass water like texture. Other two photos are the same at different angles.
Painted self portrait of the artist. She is wearing a button up shirt with a tie and is peeking out of a house that is on her head.
Portrait of a woman with her head turned to the side. She has a short bob and is made up of bisecting shapes and colors.
Poster that says ‘Up & Out’. The poster illustration features a clown, acrobat, and dog jumping away from the text which has an old school 3D pop out effect. The illustration features bright limited colors which have a watercolor texture. There are stars and abstract shapes all around.
Painting of a woman, torso up. She is holding her arms and looking to the left. She has long dark hair. Colorful botanical shapes cut across her body and overlap one another creating a color block effect.
Photo of OP who is wearing a brightly patterned jumpsuit standing next to a large painting which is a self portrait featuring the artist peeking out of a little house around her head.
Work in progress photo is a large (4’x4’) canvas painted blue. A painted sketch of two women waist up. There are abstract botanical shapes covering and melding into the design.
Digital sketches of girls in an ‘anime’ style. The sketch the left of a waist up portrait of a girl with bangs and shoulder length hair and a cropped tank top. She is looking towards the viewer and her mouth is slightly agape. The sketch in the right is a full body pose of a girl walking. She is wearing a sweater and skirt and has a ponytail. She is smiling and is holding a purse.
Photo portrait of a smiling white woman with dark brown hair. She is wearing a chunky cardigan. She is standing in front of a mural of a green skull although it is cropped to where you can see one eye and nose.
Animation of a person with green hair. Their hair falls out in waves and disappears. The top of their head flies up and disappears. Flowers bloom from the opening in the head and then wither as the petals fall away. The top of the head comes back down and reconnects with the head and then the green hair grows back. The animation loops.
A digital bingo card that reads: BAD HABIT ARTIST BINGO alskdjflk.png Thinks using references is cheating One million WIPS Comes up with ideas, does nothing Forgot to sleep/eat/etc The urge to draw in the most inconvenient times Hunched over desk like a gremlin Forgets own art style Nearly finishes piece, hasn't saved the entire time Fuck, wrong layer Doesn't name layers Too hard on self FREE SPACE Saves 100 tutorials, uses none Backgrounds? Don't know em. Where's my pen/stylus? 100 empty sketchbooks Forgot to sign/watermark piece. Stylus/pen death grip. Zooms in focuses on details no one will see. Gets distracted in the middle of drawing with another idea Hides hands to avoid drawing them. Delicious anatomy, doesn't want to give character clothes Same face syndrome. Forgot to flip the canvas. @ NIGHTEXCISION
BAD HABIT ARTIST BINGO Note: I have placed parentheticals around the tiles in the bingo card which I have circled. Tiles are as follows: Row 1: (alskdjflk.png) Thinks using references is cheating (One million WIPS) (Comes up with ideas, does nothing) Row 2: Forgot to sleep/eat/etc (The urge to draw in the most inconvenient times) (Hunched over desk like a gremlin) Forgets own art style (Nearly finishes piece, hasn't saved the entire time) (Fuck, wrong layer) Row 3: (Doesn't name layers) Too hard on self (FREE SPACE) Saves 100 tutorials, uses none (Backgrounds? Don't know em.) Row 4: (Where's my pen/stylus?) (100 empty sketchbooks) (Forgot to sign/watermark piece.) Stylus/pen death grip. Zooms in focuses on details no one will see. Row 5: (Gets distracted in the middle of drawing with another idea) Hides hands to avoid drawing them. (Delicious anatomy, doesn't want to give character clothes) Same face syndrome. (Forgot to flip the canvas.) @ NIGHTEXCISION
Digital illustration. The scene depicted is a stark landscape of gentle hills and two leafless trees covered in snow. Two cross country skiers stand facing each other, smiling. In the foreground there is a sight hound standing, wearing a large puffer jacket and little booties. It faces the viewer.
Portrait of woman with flowing dark blue hair with her face turned slightly towards the left. She is overlapped by abstract botanical shapes in bright colors and nebulous white blobs.
Photo of a somewhat sparse white walled room. The room hosts a desk with an animation stand, an easel and canvas in the corner, some paintings leaned up against the wall and a fold up camping chair in the other corner. The floors are concrete.
Portrait painting of a woman with her head turned to the side. She is eclipsed by multiple colorful abstract and vaguely botanical shapes.
Work in progress of a painting of a woman’s portrait. She was crows in her hair.
An assortment of toys and figures placed to resemble a nativity scene. There are three gnome ornaments as wisemen. Two Halloween skeletons as Joseph and Mary. A large baby head sticking out of a small wooden craft casket to represent the baby Jesus an a manger. A Ho-Oh Pokemon figurine as an angel. Hattie’s figure as the shepherds. A small plastic zebra.
Painted portrait of Medusa holding a broken stone head. The image is chest up and is rendered in bright colors.
Short film showing a traditional animation on an animation desk. The animation is of pulsating vines and abstract shapes rendered in colored pencil and ink.
Tiled photo collage featuring 9 tiles. The center tile has a photo of the artist. Surrounding her are photos of some of the art she’s made this year. Mostly portraits of fem folks rendered in bright bold colors.
Photo of a bookshelf featuring the 3 books in the Abarat series by Clive Barker. Also in the picture is Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman and Sabriel by Garth Nix.
Short animation featuring a little witch character who is sitting in a garden. She waters a small plant and then waves her magic wand at it. When the plant begins to wiggle she leans in close only to be frightened backwards by the plant growing into a large spiky vine very suddenly. She smiles and tilts her hat when the vine grows a small pink rose at the tip.
Digital sketch of 3 fairies
Animation of a wizard/witch character walking with a staff. There are mountains in the background and trees periodically pass in the foreground.
Photo close up of a linocut carving featuring a tree, mountains, and some buildings.
Holiday card that says ‘Happy Holidays 2023. With love, Alex & Amy. The design features an illustration of two women building a snowman with mountains in the background
Short looping animation depicting Alice from Alice in Wonderland growling large and poking her limbs and head from a house.
Poster for Mononoke: The Phantom in the Rain
Promotional image for Alamo Drafthouse’s Beyond the Grave Screening for the film, Nosferatu (2024). The image features a popcorn bucket shaped as a sarcophagus with a rat stuffed animal peeking out.
Digital illustration of a lady knight. She is holding a sword in front of her body and is turning her head to the left. She is framed by thorns and rays of light.
Looping run cycle animation of a mouse character. They are wearing a tunic and a messenger bag. They are carrying 3 spell books on their head as they run.
Looping animated illustration featuring a skull in a helmet laying on the ground. Moss and other vegetations begin to cover it
Crayon portrait illustration of a short haired woman looking to the left. The illustration is rendered in bright colors.
Photo of painted record featuring illustrations of a clown’s head spinning.
Photo of a gingerbread house decorated with royal icing and candy
Looping animated illustration of a pomegranate with a fungus growing out from the top.
Short looping animation of a sword sticking from a rock. A ragged banner blows in the wind attached to the hilt.
Marker sketch of a woman with billowing red hair looking to the side.
Short stop motion animation about a blue ball of clay that transforms into a girl who can manipulate elements and eventually turns back into the ball of clay.