It occurred to me that here I was, saying I was making cryptids and somehow I hadn’t really shown any love at all to the
Year: 2024
![The Fall of Eddie 9x12 brush pen drawing of Iron Maidens Eddie as Icarus falling away from the sun from the Flight of Icarus. Bright rich blue sky and yellowish orange red sun](https://stepbastard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20210125_013233626-scaled.jpg)
During the pandemic I was doing a lot of drawings and frequently asked for cues from people to have a subject. On this day, someone
![Monk holding the jewel of enlightment unfazed though he is swarmed by a red storm dragon zen](https://stepbastard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/imperturbable.jpg)
This painting is 18×24 and done in Gouache on 140 lb watercolor paper. Imperturbable represents having peace no matter the turmoil surrounding you. In the
![Interdependence 1 The overview](https://stepbastard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Interdependence-1-The-overview.jpg)
So I got to thinking about it, and I should probably do the right thing and work these older paintings in since I have already
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I don’t need to tell you that this one is from a time where emotions were beating me up pretty good. As per my usual,
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Remember when I was talking about 3d Printing being for useful things that are not art? But great as a solution? Well here is a
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The Goatman
Pen and Ink 9×12 on 140 lb watercolor paper. Sometimes when I draw monsters and other creatures its just letting my imagination go. Other times
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Way back in 2009 when I was trying to work in oil, I spent some time exploring the concept of interdependence, cycles, and the four
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Of the music shows I have gone to, there is probably only one performer that I have seen more than the Melvins…and that is only