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Forma Micro Chapbook Forma - A Collection of PoemsForma is a micro chapbook of poems exploring poetic form and perspectives. A testament to the heart of an artist, which eagerly creates for the sake of creating. This shor...

Happy #nationalpoetrymonth ☺️ My chapbook is free to read on gumroad (sliding scale cost!)

#writer #author #poetry #poems #books #zines #indieauthor #chapbook #publishing #escapril #artist #creative

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An Analysis of Resident Evil Requiem’s Narrative Disclaimer: My analysis and review of Resident Evil 9, otherwise known as Resident Evil Requiem (Biohazard Requiem in Japan), will contain spoilers. As someone who grew up with the Resident Evil ga…

New blog up! My analysis of Resident Evil Requiem :)

#gamereview #gamer #survivalhorror #residentevil #residentevilrequiem #graceashcroft #leonkennedy #games #analysis #blogpost #actionhorrorgames #writer #blogger

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From paper to Procreate ☺️

(P.S if anyone is looking for artists to commission, I’m open 🥺)

#freelance #freelanceartist #writer #poet #blogger #author #illustrator #bookillustrator #anime #manga #opentocommission #smallbusinesses #books #magazines #zines

Acorn house with 2026 below

Absolutely in love with this colour combo 🥺

A spot #illustration for one of my projects!

#childrensillustration #bookillustration #illustrator #art #bookart #childrensbooks #spotillustration #design #editorialdesign #artist #freelance #openforcommission

Nice! Is this oil paint?

Been struggling with enjoying the creative process, but I still wanted to celebrate some art projects I completed from last year and early this year.

#art #zine #illustrator #illustration #artist #community #writer #books #magazine #commissionsopen #manga #freelance #comic #comicartist

Three printed zines titled The Table

Made a little #illustration #zine inspired by all the meals I had the pleasure of sharing with so many lovely people ☺️

#art #artist #illustrator #writer #writing #books #poetry #publishing

Digital illustration of three raccoons on a red mushroom with colour swatches surrounding the sketch.

#decisions This is how I remember what colours I use for an #illustration 😂

#art #illustrator #artist

Hand with yellow sleeve holding yellow anthology of poems, prose, art, and nonfiction

Helped design the #artwork for this #anthology of #poetry #art #prose and #nonfiction 💛 Published by Plants & Poetry House :)

Screenshot of Pokémon emerald showing the player character in a Pokémon center talking to a female NPC with dialogue reading “If you’ve come this far, what choice do you have but to keep going?”

Bear-shapred ice cream in affogato

A bowl of garlic and sesame oil ramen

Went for a writing session with a good friend on Saturday ☺️ Wrote the skeleton for a mini comic zine, ate some good ramen, and had the cutest bear affogato! Hope you all have a cozy weekend 🫰

Thank you! 🙏💛

Illustration of a woman with five arms grabbing out at her from underwater with an iris in the background and foliage above. The title FORMA overlaps the foliage. All works are in black and white.

Finally finished putting together my micro chapbook🥹 Have a read here (it’s free): chironcreatives.gumroad.com/l/kmavg

#poetry #microchapbook #bookdesign #coverart #poet #illustrator #artist #indiepress #zine #chapbook #poems #artwork

Thank you! 🥺💛

Acrylic painting of orange butterfly along daisies.

Finally finished it!☺️ thankfully my friend loved it very much 💛

#art #artist #illustrator #illustration #painting #traditionalart #acrylicpainting #painter #butterflypainting #artstudent #acrylics #creatives #artprogress #spring #butterfly #nature

Sienna painting of a butterfly and daisies.

Working on a birthday present for my friend🤞

#art #artist #painting #traditionalartist #underpainting #artprocess #artstudent #naturedrawing #sketch #illustrator #illustration #acrylicpaint #acrylic #processwork

Moving on to hand studies! I will dedicate time this month to focus on practicing the hands :))

#art #artist #anatomystudies #illustrator #illustration #drawing #sketch #artpractice #traditionalart #traditionalartist #artstudent #handstudies #handdrawings

What a charming illustration!💛

Black and white illustration of a witch running from a mutated flower monster in a greenhouse lab.

Here’s a single panel of a comic idea I had for my class! It’s about a witch named Iris 🧙🏼‍♀️ I am still not very good with backgrounds so this is what I have come up with for now 😅

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Ooh, is this a standalone novel or a part of a series?

Sketch of a man with his back turned and kneeling holding a sword.

Another life drawing practice! Drawing back muscles was quite the challenge for me😅 I must practice more …

#art #artist #lifedrawing #artpractice #drawing #sketch #illustrator #illustration #artstudent #traditionalart #traditionalartist #creative #pencildrawing

One Spring Evening The first of several haibun: A walk in Queens Park one spring evening, 2024.

Anybody on Substack? Will be sharing more of my writing there, mostly #haibun and reflections on my creative process!

Please have a read if you’d like :))

#writing #poetry #art #haiku #haibun

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Chinese watercolour painting of a blue iris flower and a small yellow butterfly on the top left.

Practicing a different style. I feel so sleepy these past few days, so it’s a bit hard to get things done. Hopefully April is a more energetic month for me🤞

#art #artist #watercolor #watercolorpainting #traditionalart #chinesepainting #illustrator #illustration #artstudent #painter #painting

Another statue practice! :)

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Pencil drawin of a statue profile.

Statue practice in prog …

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Sketches of shoulder anatomy

Did some shoulder anatomy studies this morning but had to take a bit of a break. Ironically I started getting some shoulder and neck pain🫠

#art #artstudies #artist #anatomy #studies #artstudent #sketching #sketch #drawing #traditionalart #traditionalartist #illustration #illustrator #anatomystudies

Oh my goodness! I used to love Spyro as a child🥹 what a lovely reminder of my childhood :))

Watercolour illustration of a girl with pink carnations.

Watercolour and ink portrait studies! :)

#art #artist #inkart #watercolorart #portraitstudies #artstudies #illustrator #illustration #traditionalart #traditionalartist #artstudent #artdaily #watercolorpainting #watercolour

Portrait of a child with a flower hat.

Acrylic portrait painting! Had a difficult time with this study 😫

#art #paintart #artist #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #painting #acrylicpaint #paint #traditionalpainting #artstudent #artcommission #portraiture #creativepractice #realism #acrylics #artstudy #traditionalartist