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Cooler weather finally hit, and it feels properly like October now. I was able to get out for a nice, long walk and noticed that the maple leaves were starting to turn red.

Finnbarr the cat continues to be adorable, even if he insists on trying to eat things that aren't food (bleach, toes). He's been adjusting so well over the past week that I have to remind myself that he is still adjusting and exploring. He's only been out of the shelter for a week and a day, after all.

In other news, I finally finished the mermaid statue painting I've been working on for a show. I'm mostly happy with it (now that it's out of my hands, I keep seeing things I want to change), and am toying with the idea of ordering/selling gicle prints of the thing.

linnaean house mermaid

I am also toying with the idea of photoshopping in glowing red eyes and a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth. Just because.

In other art news, I finally started on my SPN RBB picture. And by started, I mean I've assembled a bunch of photos and have Frankensteined together a reference photo for my painting. No, I don't think I'll be making the Early Bird deadline on this one.

Crossposts: http://sophiap.livejournal.com/250951.html

I posted my first batch SPN_J2 big bang art yesterday, for Tripwire. It's a wonderful post-apocalyptic AU with the following premise:

The apocalypse rolls on as planned, with no Dean Winchester to interrupt, and Lucifer wins. As a result, humans are rounded up into camps and used for food and entertainment by the now-dominant monster and demon species. Adam Milligan, once the vessel for the archangel Michael (who is now presumed dead by the world at large) works as a bartender earning his keep, but his life is once again turned upside down by the appearance of Castiel. The angel asks Adam to look after none other than a weakened Michael and keep him safe from the demons who might want to kill him. Now Adam has to decide if Michael's really worth protecting, and if he is, what that means for both their futures.

The art I did for the story (pastels, pen and ink), can be found here. I'd be delighted if you would check it out!

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Crossposts: http://sophiap.livejournal.com/249190.html

I managed to pick up three Big Bangs to work on this year, and the first one went up Monday! I had the privilege of working on a story by

twisted_slinky for the Supernatural crossover Big Bang.

She wrote a wonderful SPN/TW crossover. It's a solid case fic that blends the two series wonderfully. It's set after the S2 finale of TW and in S8 of SPN.

Fic is here: Of Wolf and Man

My art post is here, or if you want to jump straight to the art, it's beneath the cut.

( Cut to spare friends' lists. )

Crossposts: http://sophiap.livejournal.com/248743.html

It's been a rough couple of weeks, and I've been laying low for the most part. A few of you already know this, but I had to have my dear, sweet kitty put to sleep two weeks ago. I had the little guy for fourteen years, and after the initial combination of shock/relief (he was very, verysick at the end), I'm just feeling, well, kinda low.

I did spend a good week working on artwork, both personal and fannish, but for the past couple of days, I've just been in a good old-fashioned funk. I miss my kitty, and I miss having him waiting at the door and meowing his head off when I come home. I've been spending extra hours at work the past few days because I just don't want to come home.

I do think I'll get another cat, but not in the immediate future.

Current Mood: sad
Crossposts: http://sophiap.livejournal.com/248174.html

I just finished my first actual oil painting. It was quite a change from my usual pen-and-ink and/or pastel, and I'm very happy with how the final product turned out.

I did this from a photo my BFF took while we were on vacation up on Martha's Vineyard. I did a few alterations to the photo (removing some buckets and some ropes that looked like they were placed there by Escher).

If you want to see the start-to-finish on this thing, I put a selection of in-process photos behind the cut.

( From start to end - cut to spare friends lists )

Crossposts: http://sophiap.livejournal.com/247396.html

I participated in the first Supernatural Artist Swap, in which participants submitted a rough sketch that was then assigned randomly to another participant. Each artist then had a week to do a picture based on (in one fashion or another) the original sketch.

This round's theme was "road trip," and I love the range of interpretations of the theme.

It was a huge amount of fun, even though I'm feeling a bit self-conscious about throwing my hat into such a ring of talent.

Here is my final sketch:

( Read more... )

The picture was done with Sakura Microns and pan pastels on rough-textured paper.

My initial sketch was extremely rough, as I was mostly blocking out composition/value/color and not a lot of detail. The final sketch that was done based on it is utterly amazing, though.

Crossposts: http://sophiap.livejournal.com/246780.html

RL - including work stuff and house stuff - got in the way of me working on these, but I finally had a chance to sit down and finish the next card.

( Card #2 - The High Priestess )

Crossposts: http://sophiap.livejournal.com/246422.html

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