Simeon Smith

@simeonsmith.bsky.social

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Half Human / Half Snorlax Multidisciplinary artist in Swansea.

I've had a pretty chill week off work, doodling, reading and playing with FM synths. These two new tracks are the result and are brought to you by two quotes. I'm currently reading Austin Kleon's new book "Don't Call It Art" and one of the sections starts with a Bertrand Russell quote that I heard elsewhere recently. "One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important." Don't worry! I'm not approaching any kind of breakdown! I just like the reminder not to take myself too seriously. Life is easier when we hold it lightly. Then this morning, as I was putting the final touches to these tracks I was listening to Hank Green's new podcast and he said that movies are a medium that happen at a rate of "one minute per minute", and that applies to music as well. In a world where people watch Youtube videos at 1.5x speed and read summaries of books they should be savouring, I love making art that can't be subjected to a speed-run.
Black templars illustration by John Blanche from 40k third edition.
A kid changing a tyre.
Abstract, mixed media painting
Skull doodle in ink over background of pink doodles
Japanese Mystical Archive Cultivate
Sketchbook surrounded by pens, a plate and a watch. Featuring colourful, abstract doodle.
A doodle that I didn’t realise looked like a seahorse until after I’d finished.
Doodle in pad held up against a backdrop of a blurred Christmas tree.
Timelapse and results of doodling leaves and grass on a bay window.
Abstract doodle in sketchbook with fountain pen and coffee
Six tokens for magic the gathering featuring colourful original art.
The cover of the new EP featuring water and yellow buoys.
Doodle in sketchbook held with pen.
A pencil and ink doodle resting on the arm of a sofa with a fountain pen on top. A swirl of coloured pencil marks are covered by an organic doodle featuring a lower jaw, a crown, and a carrot.
Doodle in sketchbook next to a pen, some rings and a watch.
Ink doodle in pad next to pens.
Abstract doodle in ink and pencil.
Doodle in note pad surrounded by rings a watch and a fountain pen
A Timelapse colouring an abstract doodle with watercolour paint in muted purples and denim blues
Abstract ink doodle on watercolour paper
Abstract doodle in a sketchbook on a wooden table with a fountain pen on top.
Ink abstract doodle in sketchbook, held open.
Doodle in sketchbook with fountain pen surrounded by a watch and some rings
Doodles in sketchbook. Abstract. Coffee mug and pen.
An abstract ink doodle in a small pad next to a metal pen