Mindy Fraser @ugmotaur@mastodon.art

the commissions I do that I hate get more attention than art I make that I actually like someone kill me.

hang this in the Met it's modern art

it's his twitter icon but it Andy Whorole is an artist for drawing Campbell soup cans THEM i'M AN ARTIST TOO

My roommate is back on twitter, after deleting his account to concentrate on school. but he's back so I ordered a DQ cake with this on it

my most recent sale. I want to get better, I want my art to be worth *more* someday, since I'm mostly selling to friends right now. I want their belief in me to be justified.

I like this, aside from the symmetry problems in the wings, where the background wash frigs up, and the fact it looks a little generic-etsy. I'm glad I see what I want to improve, but I'd also value any criticism or advice anyone has. It's tough to learn on your own.

I can not even express how unmotivated I feel today. Anyone have advice for battling laziness?

what am I doing.

I'm officially done all my commison work.

anyway, have some progress pics. I bought a clip board the other day and I love it way more than I thought I would, how did I live with out this for so long.

#watercolor

plant shape object.

rent has gone up again, tho my paycheque won't keep pace. Ah, what a world.

lost 5 followers over the week, how depressing is that? Looking at my art is free and it's still not worth it for some people.

I feel like shit.

before and after adding ink. I use a dip pen with a maru nib.

pesquets parrot. They look like little parrot/vulture hybrids.

I've been reading up on how to market and sell art. The artists statement keeps popping up as something important, you have to be able to tell people what your art means. What it means to them. What they can get out of it.

My art says nothing, I just draw creepy shapes. I feel so ordinary and one-dimensional.

and a #ladybug

Currently working on a vulture parrot, things need to get back to creepy.

I find commissions like this end up looking bland. I think the person I'm drawing it for won't appreciate my usual creepy style. If I can't make things weird, I hold back. Not sure how to fix that kind of block.

spending my time making #watercolor #parrotart

I'm getting the hang of it.

that awkward moment when you say "I love you" back to your friend in front of your boyfriend you've never said it to....

ugh I screwed up the line work on that front leg so bad. I wonder if I can fix it.

I don't shit-talk my art on any other social media, but I feel like mastadon is more of an artists community here...you guys understand, right?