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Juno Skin Design Concept: The Martian

Would you wear it? 👽

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Birthday present for my mom-- she's obsessed with canning right now so I canned her dog Daisy 😈

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I don't think I'm going to get a full piece up today since I like to post ~5 EST but I do have some WIPs! If you want to see my sketches and what I'm working on right now, check out my patreon! ✏

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Bready for anything! 🍞🦝

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This scene hit me like a truck...

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I know its late and "Oh god he's making another text post on his art blog" blah blah whatever but I've been going through Bluesky all night leaving nice comments on art i enjoyed-- and I came back and saw a really heart felt post about an artist sharing their work with others.

The TL;DR was that art online is oftentimes taken and stripped of the artists original meaning, and then shared, altered, with that piece missing: only a reflection of the viewers perception. (Like when more serious art gets memed on or w/e) The example was like two cat-girls labeled as addiction and enabler, and then being joked with as "me and who?"

It broke my heart to see that a lot of immediate responses were "then don't share your art if you can't handle that" and "i am an artist who can no longer share all their personal art because i cannot handle the image being warped or mistreated"

Like... Art is a conversation and oftentimes an expression of self. Sure you can see your own interpretation of it, everyone does, but art is made by individuals. Real people.

No one likes having their words twisted to mean something they didn't intend, so why is it different if the artist makes clear what they are trying to express in their art?

I guess the point I'm trying to make is: respect the boundaries artists set for their work. Try to see from their perspectives, and respect what they create as you would an individual you would meet. If they're fine with you goofing on their messages, whatever, it doesn't matter, have fun. Or if you want to clown, create adaptive work of your own that expresses your own view. But if they're expressing themselves and ask for the space, do a kindness and respect the boundary. They're letting you into their "home," you do not have to enter but when you are a guest be considerate of their space.

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If u guys want to see a specific animal from me feel free to drop me some thoughts btw! I can see a lot of love for tigers but theres a lot of other little fellas that need some attention too! (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

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Go on... Talk to me or my son...

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Big mama, little baby 🐯🐅

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Cleaned up my partner's set and let them color it digitally like I did too! :^D

Jimmy Nerdtrons from memory I did on a spread with my partner! How'd I do? 😎

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Jimmy Nerdtrons from memory I did on a spread with my partner! How'd I do? 😎

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Big cat, little cat 🐾

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DID YOU GUYS HEAR COWHIDE IS TRENDING?? 🐮

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Just gauging interest;

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Gouache portrait I did of a cat named Z

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Broke out my gouache to take a break and make a illustration for Halloween-- how'd I do? :^) 🎃

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Fall zoo photography that I took, might use these for photo-studies/prints at some point! :)