Fifty-Three.

Fifty-One.

Sometimes I like to create things that are inspired by literature.  In today's case, a fable.  That fable goes a little like this: 

THE STAG AND THE LION

A THIRSTY Stag came to a spring to drink. As he drank, he looked into the water and saw himself. He was very proud of his horns, when he saw how big they were and what branches they had. But he looked at his feet, and took it hard that they should be so thin and weak.

Now, while he was thinking about these things, a Lion sprang out and began to chase him. The Stag turned and ran. As he was very fleet, he outran the Lion so long as they were on the open plain. But when they came to a piece of woods, the Stag's horns became caught in the branches of the trees. He could not run, and the Lion caught up with him.

As the Lion fell upon him with his claws, the Stag cried out:—

"What a wretch am I! I was made safe by the very parts I scorned, and have come to my end by the parts I gloried in!"

You can check out this piece over at her home on my deviantART page, here.

You can check out some progress pictures over at my instagram which is located, here. (Do not forget to follow me while you're over there.)

And I leave you with a mix that I stumbled upon today that happened to tickle my fancy and I thought you lot might enjoy.

Forty-Nine.

Sometimes you simply need to express your feelings through art.  My uterus isn't angry anymore, but it prevented me from posting this sooner than I would have liked.  But hey, it's posted now, right?

You can find inspiration from art everywhere, and in everything. Yes, even in menstrual cramps.

You can visit this beauty over at her home on deviantart: http://klydedevine.deviantart.com/art/Utero-351308272

Forty-Seven.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are.  If he did, he would cease to be an artist. 

-Oscar Wilde

One day I'll make the jump from starving artist, to comfortably living artist.  That would be super rad.  True story.

In other news I think my contact and my right eye had a fight--my eye lost.  I'm about ready to take a spoon and fish the damn thing out.

My cat is being a brat.  I'm going back to bed.

 

Forty-Five.

Don't worry blog type boils and ghouls I have not forgotten about you.  I have just been busy failing at NaNoWriMo (for the third year in a row) and just busy failing at life in general.  But I thought I'd share a doodlejawn I was working on last night with all of you, and a quick coloring video.  My camera died half way through it but meh.  Like I said uber fail at life over here.

Forty-Four.

To all of you who watched this piece take like and thought that I was going to be keeping it innocently sweet; don't you know me at all?

Here’s my finished Bloody Beauty and Beast.  I think it game out rather good, actually.  I messed it a bit sure, but hey; I’m not a Disney animator nor do I claim to be.  This piece is done in marker and inks, for more information visit my deviantART.

I was feeling a bit nostalgic the other day, and I started this piece while watching Are You Afraid of the Dark? and I was like hey, let's draw Belle and Beast.  Why?  I'm not really sure.  I had been wanted to do something with them for a while for no reason at all really.  So I started drawing and since it's October I thought it fitting to bloody them up a bit.  I think they're cuter this way.

Speaking of Are You Afraid of the Dark? iTunes currently has some of the seasons that they are offering on sale for around $6; which is less than a dollar an episode.  Each package has 7 of them.  So I was sure to swipe them all.  This was my favorite Nickelodeon show when I was a kid.  They need to have more shows like it back on the air, or re-run them since it is Halloween season and the perfect time for it to be in re-syndication.

I miss Salute Your Shorts (which is also on iTunes currently), Legends of the Hidden Temple, Rugrats, AHHHH! Real Monsters, Ren and Stimpy, Clarissa Explains it All; kids today really have no idea what good TV is.

Since this is somewhat and art blog and since there's an episode of Are You Afraid of The Dark? revolving around an unfinished painting; I found hunted the episode down on youtube for your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy, because after all you never know when inspiration is going to come. ;]