2025

Cozy little studio 9/7/18

It’s a minor pet peeve, but it is everywhere today so errrr…. please keep in mind that “Rest in Peace”/RIP literally comes from a latin phrase and is a very very deeply Christian expression.

When talking about the departed, Jews say “may their memory be a blessing.”

So please, when talking about a dead person who is Jewish, try to keep in mind that RIP is a Christian phrase.

where do u get the inspiration for the people in ur fab art? do u use references, if so where from? :)

Honestly from all over the place! Most commonly nowadays, I flip through a bunch of art/photos on twitter or instagram.  I especially take advantage of the “saved” feature on instagram, which lets me look at a bunch of really pretty pictures at once.  Here’s some examples of what that might look like, with the artist’s @ ’s added in. Warning, big photo dump incoming––and it’s only a fraction of the total number that I actually have, which is definitely around 2000 or so.

I’ll also save a lot of art (read: about 800 pics at this point) to a folder on my computer.  Recently, quite a few of these have been coming from twitter; here’s a few examples of artists that I’ve had a soft spot for (handles included):

I tend to go absolutely nuts with finding stuff that inspires me, but I wouldn’t necessarily spend excessive time on it––when I say go nuts, I mean that I have a sustained interest in seeking out inspiration.  The pics I have were collected over the course of five years or so, and the ones from near the beginning are somewhat different from recent ones. 

If you’re trying to build up a collection, you likely don’t need to spend hours a day searching for this stuff (even more than twenty or thirty minutes is probably too much, unless you’re explicitly doing concept work and you need tons of references). If, while browsing tumblr or instagram or twitter, you come across a picture that really strikes you as beautiful, just save it. Over months and years of selecting choice pictures, you’ll eventually cultivate a taste in art/photos/whatever that will definitely affect the development of your style as you keep making art. Sort of a side benefit of this whole ordeal.

Have another little drawing :)

My cavern 9-4-16

everyone look at my beautiful new dotter peyton !!!

My first post ever Yay! I wanted to jump on the bandwagon of art trends ASAP and I thought this challenge was really fun and would be a great way to start of my page✨enjoy!

Black lgbt musicians

Ah Mer Ah Su-trans lady, electronic music

Aina Brei'Yon - lesbian, rap music

Angel Haze - pansexual & nb, rap music

Anye Elite - gay, rap music

Bali Baby - lesbian, hiphop music

be steadwell - queer lady, acapella music

Big Freedia - gay, bounce music

Cakes Da Killa - gay, rap music

CJ Run - bisexual & nb, indie rap music

Chynna - bisexual lady, rap music

Dizzy Fae - queer lady, r&b music

Domo Wilson - lesbian, rap music

Doria Roberts - lesbian, pop music

Drebae - gay, rap music

Eurotrill - butch lesbian, rap music

Frank Ocean - queer man, r&b music

ILoveMakonnen - gay, rap music

Janelle Monae - pan lady, hiphop music

KAYTRANADA - gay, rap music

Kehlani - queer lady, r&b/pop music

Keiynan Lonsdale - queer man, pop music

Kele Okereke - gay, indie rock music

Kelela - queer lady, r&b music

Kevin Abstract - gay, rap/r&b music

Kiddy Smile - gay, dance/electronic music

Kodie Shane - queer lady, hiphop music

Le1f - gay, rap music

Melange Lavonne - lesbian, rap music

Merlot - gay, pop music

Meshell Ndgeocello - bi lady, funk music

MNEK - gay, pop/house/r&b music

Mykki Blanco - gay, rap music

Nitty Scott - queer lady, hiphop music

Princess Nokia - bi lady, hiphop music

Quay Dash - trans lady, rap music

Rico Dalasam - gay, rap music

Serpentwithfeet - gay, gospel music

Shamir - nb, indie rock/house music

Shea Diamond - trans lady, pop music

Siya - lesbian, rap music

Starley - lesbian, pop music

Syd/The Internet - lesbian, r&b music

Taylor Bennet - bi man, rap music

THEEsatisfaction - queer ladies, hiphop

Tiara Thomas - queer lady, hiphop music

Tiffany Gouche - lesbian, r&b music

Todrick Hall - gay, pop/hiphop music

Tracy Chapman - lesbian, folk music

Tyler, the Creator - queer, rap music

VINCINT - gay, pop music

Young M.A - lesbian, rap music

Zebra Katz - gay, rap music

im a fiend

self care is making your original content even if you think you’re the only one who likes it

Could you do a tutorial on how to draw body hair? like chest hair, arm hair, facial hair? I can never make it look right : (

here’s a short little one:

I’m sure there’s better ways out there, but this is how I do it!