Mr. Apricot

@beetlemug.bsky.social

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Apricot or Beetle Into: Dave and Bambi, Look Outside and Don’t Starve Together ☀️ https://beetlemug.straw.page/ •Artist/Creator •Man (He/Him, They/Them) •Be Kind, the world needs it! •No Proship or NSFW!

Watercolour painting on 4”x6” cold press acid free paper. Comatus is looking at the viewer from under the cover of his mushroom cap, thick red blood dripping from his nose, staining his teeth and sweater. Below is his dialogue for defeating him, “Huff… huff… I yield. I yield.” He is slightly flushed.
WX-78 on a shoddy boat. They are laying on their back, staring skyward in the dark of night. Kept in the light by the bioluminescence of the ocean beneath. Their hands are folded on their chest, and they have dipped a leg in the waters. The announcement for the highest water levels is written at the top, death is imminent for WX-78. A robot dipping in the water. “ERROR ERRORERROR: WWATEER LVVVVLS CATTSTRPHICC”
Lola and Celeste stand in front of each other, both in suits. Celeste says “One of us needs to be Femme!” The next image is of Lola and Celeste now both in dresses, again, Celeste says to Lola “Oh, I can’t believe you!” while Lola smiles with glee.
Lola (Left) and Celeste (Right) together. Lola is upright, her frontmost arms over Celeste’s shoulders, Celeste’s hands on Lolas ribcage under the frontmost arms. They’re positioned to be looking in each other’s eyes, Celeste’s forehead against Lola’s snout.
Pan (Panohobic, Phobic Funkin) and Ari (Transphobic, Phobic Funkin) making out gross sweaty style. This was originally going to be a doodle but i put in the effort to somewhat render it because I love my friends. And it has a better impact this way.
The painting is set in a dark cave illuminated by crystals. The setting is done with water-based markers, coloured pencils, and acrylic for the crystals. Lola is situated in the middle of the scene, her head against the cave floor, the First Arrow* is shot through her open neck and out of her mouth. Her face is contorted in pain and anger, and her front-arms hold herself in an attempt to self soothe in this time of pain. While her back-arms are propped up, readying to get back up again. Under her hands is the Second Arrow, snapped in half. Lola herself is painted with watercolour, watercolour pencil, ink and gouache. *The Two Arrows is a parable originally from Buddhism. The story is about being hurt, pained, by the “first arrow” that strikes you. Then spiraling into fear, paranoia, overthinking what happens now because of the first arrow hitting you. That is the effect of the “second arrow”. The arrow born from what your mind does. The story is meant to teach the listener about being mindful of how they respond to painful situations in life, as to not hit themselves with the second arrow.
Image of a young succulent of sorta, its visibly dried out, thinned and crunchy to appearance. Having lost the rich luscious green earthly colours succulents possess, instead now being greyed and orange. - he forgot to water her! and knocked the succulent behind the dresser and didn’t realise for a few days, fell out of her soil n stuff. said he found her all shriveled up when he found her 💔 MY FUCKING SUCCULENT BRO
Kevin facing away from the viewer, looking towards a sunset over the trees. Captioned “You don’t need to know the whole path. You just need to know the next step”
Kevin and Kaboom stand with their hands together making a heart. Captioned “HEALING IS A PROCESS, NOT A DESTINATION”