Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019!

This is it, the final day of the year, and the door opens on the final year of the decade! Holy smokes, where does the time go?!?!?

Hope you all have a happy and prosperous 2019! Let's make this brand-spanking-new year the best it can possibly be! Tally-ho!

Merry Christmas!

And so another Christmas has gone, every bit as quickly as it had come. You probably heard this a million times by now, mates, but I hope it was a good one for you.

It was definitely nice for me. Simple, but nice.

Same time next year?

Christmas Art

Another Christmas has (almost) arrived! Seems like just yesterday we were celebrating last Christmas; 2018 has really flown, man.

One of my special holiday traditions (besides watching A Charlie Brown Christmas, which I have done this very evening, and listening to "100 Hours of Christmas" and eating a truckload of chocolate candy) is participating in online "Secret Santa" events. Since I love art, and I have lots of time and very little money on my hands (work hasn't really improved, I regret to say), this is perfect for me.

Luckily, in these events, no one cares how well you can (or can't) draw. The only rule is that you have to spend honest time and care on it, and of course, try to finish it as soon as possible. After all, if you expect someone to give you something, it's only fair you give something in exchange. And I know what it's like to not have someone else keep their end of the bargain; the worst part is when they don't bother to give you an explanation or an apology. It's like they disappear into thin air.

Well, I finished my last entry tonight, and I think they all turned out great, if I do say so myself!

Merry Christmas (Eve), mates!

 (This was a bonus for someone who didn't get their gift last year.)

(This was also a bonus piece, and due to time constraints, I decided to speed it up by drawing and coloring by hand, though I still took time to polish the whole thing digitally. Incidentally, the person wanted mixed media anyhow!)

P.S. Just for the record, this is what I have received in exchange; I love seeing my characters in other artists' unique styles!

End of November and NaNoWriMo

Another NaNoWriMo tucked under my belt! That was a lot of fun, and a lot of work.

Will I do this again in 2019? You bet, and I'm going to do the next year, and the next, and quite possibly the next! As of now, I think it's safe to say that I shall be a NaNo participant for as long as humanly possible.

After all, there's no age limit whatsoever, and anything that helps you refine your craft can't steer you wrong.

In other news: Fare thee well, November of 2018, and welcome, December of 2018! Only one month left in the year...ho-o-o-oly nutcrackers, Batman!