Neurotic Owl

flapping vaguely downward through clouds of uncertainty on wings of existential dread

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Weeklyish thingy and same kitties, different style

If this drawing looks familiar it’s because I reused the drawing. When I started the realistic painting of these two I was working on my usual 9*12” paper, but as … Continue reading

December 16, 2023 · 1 Comment

Weeklyish thingy and more kitties!

I know it’s been a bit – life is a lot, mental health is what it is, but also I just kept thinking ‘tomorrow this painting will be done’. And … Continue reading

December 13, 2023 · Leave a comment

Weeklyish thingy and cats! CATS CATS CATS CATS!

I hope you read that as that shots song everyone used to play at parties where I felt wildly awkward and eventually just bored. Anyway! Commission #1 has been safely … Continue reading

October 10, 2023 · Leave a comment

Weeklyish thingy and ANOTHER another kitty.

You were expecting another cat, I hope? I really am on a bit of a roll right now. This will be a gift, but a. I’m not married to it … Continue reading

September 4, 2023 · Leave a comment

Weeklyish thingy and a kitty again.

Kitty is done, long live the kitty! More importantly kitty has been presented to his mom so I can safely share the finished painting with y’all. (To be fair, it … Continue reading

August 8, 2023 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and the Six of Pentacles/The Malachite Casket

I talked about the Malachite Maid way back in the major arcana – she’s woven all through this story, though she never directly appears (except in disguise as the traveler). … Continue reading

December 31, 2022 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and the Five of Pentacles/The Little Match Girl

I feel like everyone knows this story? Poor little match girl huddled in the cold, begging passers-by to buy her matches and having no luck. One by one she lights … Continue reading

December 22, 2022 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and the Four of Pentacles/Diamonds and Toads

I’ve already done a couple of these reward and punishment stories so the basic outlines are pretty clear. Generous kind stepdaughter, mean jealous greedy stepmother, greedy lazy daughter. The good … Continue reading

December 11, 2022 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and the Three of Pentacles/East of the Sun etc.

Y’all have heard me talk East of the Sun, West of the Moon a bunch already, I LOVE a Nordic fairytale where the girl is the quester. Basically this needed … Continue reading

December 6, 2022 · 6 Comments

Fortnightly thingy and the Two of Pentacles/The Three Little Men

This story is a bit of an amalgam of Snow White and Diamonds and Toads – you’ve got an evil stepmother, the stepdaughter being sent out to do impossible tasks, … Continue reading

November 28, 2022 · Leave a comment