I'll be moving from my parents and their home on this island in the North, to Oslo- that's tomorrow.
This will be the first time on my own- for real. I went to a so-called Folk High School in 2007, but back then I was living together with other students, and others did the cooking. Now I have to make my own food and take fully care of myself. So far, I know how to make a few dishes, but mom will be with me for around a months to teach me some more.
However, my apartment is only a couple of streets down from where my big brother lives, so I'll have a friend and family member close to me. It will give a feel of company and safety.

Among the things I'm going to miss are my two cats (I know they'll have it so much better here), and of course, the beautiful nature, silence and fresh air of the island. I have never been comfortable with cities, and most of my childhood traumas took place in Oslo. But I have to ignore the bad vibes; at the same time I don't want another year of useless boredom and parental issues, besides, I need to grow and develop my skills and my general self.


See you all sometime soon!

Made a new bunch of art. This will be the last one in a while, as I'll be moving to my new place in a little past a week. I have so many ideas in my head- characters I want to play around with and develop, fan art for practice and fun...! It's like a popcorn machine. Well, it's better than artist's block, I have to admit.

( Enjoy? )

First: pet to the vet.

Our oldest (soon one year old) Bombay female was brought in today, as I had noticed a sudden swelling on her back, at the base of her tail. The next day, Aurora was licking herself on the spot franatically, had trouble walking properly, and got hysterical when touched.
It turned out to be a couple of wounds in the skin, one pretty infected, creating the swelling.

Aur..Rorry has been in a couple of fights with a large cat lately (she IS castrated), that seems to want her out of its way. My girl doesn't run away like her playmate, but will confront the danger.

The fighter was drugged (she's a wild one) when she came home, and Birka didn't recognize her. Rorry refused to wear the collar, so then mom tried to make a so-called ''body'' of socks to protect the wounds. No success.
As long as Aurora doesn't lick the open wounds constantly, they should heal fine. She doesn't seem to.




Heal well, Rorry. :,)

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On an unrelated (but always so important) note, here's a bunch of artwork:

( Click for miscellaneous body parts... )

More art, original and fan art.

( Art here )

I got answer from the art-&-illustration school I mostly wanted today!
They accepted me, so I'm in. Whenever the other school messages me, I'll have to decline if they want me. The reason for why I'm sceptical to the other school is because they seem to focus on political illustration, newspaper articles, posters and advertisement- not the path I want to go.
The preferable school and my first choice They wanted 5 pieces of personal artwork along with the entrance examinations, so that made me more excited.

Even I have to admit it would be really weird if they refused me. XD I wanted second year, because the first year seemed to have too much of the stuff I had in the art classes at High School. Like painting and such. I don’t know why I got second year, as I wished for- I mean, they could have offered me first year, or even refused me.
Whether it was my skills or pure luck, I got what I wanted the most.

I'm mostly going to school again to meet people (hopefully it'll brighten for my past experiences and develop me as a person) and to simply have a place to go to. Staying home for a year has been ridiculously monotonous in many ways. XD
Of course, I hope I’ll learn new methods and techniques, and improve as well.

The school is starting this autumn, so I'll be moving to Oslo for that second year. I'll probably get some kind of support person to guide me around and such, due to my mental disorder (I have some problems vith orientating around, especially in cities). Mom hopes to get me an apartment in the same building as my big brother. It's a bit complicated to get to school from there, but it sounds really great.

I just hope the new school and the following years will put an end to the past years/chilldhood/teenager trauma. I've even had nightmares in the early mornings not so long ago, where I dreamt I was in some terrible school, crying in frustration, and awoke- actually crying for real.

By a recent visit to The3eds, I saw they're up again! Yay!
I love show-based comics. They're inspirational, and often well drawn.

The following Ed, Edd n' Eddy comics are drawn by show storyboard artist Scott Diggs Underwood (<3 <3 <3), and comic artist Vincent Deporter.

I'll post the stories I like the most. There are more out there, but I found them less interesting or they were slightly off.

( Comics )

A comic where the point is a joke I made up around Bucktooth (my weasel character)- that his physique is like that of a sausage: long, thin and squishy. I have another ''sausage idea'' in mind where he's interacting with a wolverine, which I hope to get done someday.



( Comic )

I'm making a short, humourous comic featuring my least weasel character, Bucktooth. I had to come up with a couple of new characters to drive the point with the comic, and this beech marten is one of them. Foina isn't given a huge role in the comic, and you don't get the impression that she is kleptomanic. But I grew fond of her, she got a personality, and I doodled her to get her into my system.

( Art & stuff, because martens are awesome )

Today's drawing:



A tribute to the serval. The birds in this picture are vulturine guineafowls.

Tigers are strong. The cheetah is the fastest master in short distance sprinting of the animal kingdom. But if high jumping was a competition, the serval would be worth the gold cup. Same with its relative, the caracal. But I like servals better.

I was wondering why so many artists draw servals with tufts on their ears. Then I came across a photo proving that servals can have fuzz tips on their ears, like lynxes and caracals have.
Click for photo.


Media: Ballpoint pen and blue and light brown coloured pencil (to emphasize the serval's prey in the mess).

Protective Barrier



From "Meerkat Manor", season 1.

Mozart, Tosca and Shakespeare are shielding pups from an eagle owl watching them.

*Tosca is the one in front, and Mozart is the one keeping the pups close to her.

This pose is from the show, but it's timeless in itself, and shows typical, but epic meerkat behaviour.