to write the unwriteable wrong

Head on over to laurie_ky's journal to bid on her Moonridge offer, a Due South story with art by me!

For anyone who has interest in either my art or Dungeons & Dragons (Big Bang Theory fic fans?), Paul of BlogofHolding.com is doing a kickstarter to create and distribute a cool poster which encapsulated the rules of random dungeons as a dungeon itself, and one of the bonuses is dreamy elf stickers by me!

Cover art for la_petite_singe's awesome Erik/Charles Summer Fic Exchange story, The Eldest of the Gods. It's a 1920s Eton College AU; the guys are 18-ish (and Erik is ginger!) I showed the sketch to my girlfriend who doesn't know XMFC and she said, "It looks like Brideshead Revisted." I was like, "EXACTLY." I hope that comes across for you, too! India ink on bristol.

ETA: If my webhost is being wonky, you can view this at my tumblr.

[xpost: Erik/Charles]

I'm still drawing XMFC art because my goal is to burn myself out BEFORE I get my summer fic illustration assignments. And because my other option is packing my apartment. Last time I had to pack my apartment, this happened.

Yesterday was fun-filled and whimsical; today is dark and creepy. NSFW, but not much more so than is obvious from the thumbnail.



The toughest part about this was trying to get the body positions anywhere near plausible, since I don't exactly have relevant references. I even tried taking pictures of myself doing the positions (NOT SHOWN), but as I look nothing like the guys and it's more about the interaction than the individual poses, it didn't really help. I need a couple of semi-slender, semi-muscular guys who are willing to pose together in any homoerotic position I wish. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK.

ds_c6d_bigbang revealed today on AO3. I did five drawings for tres_mechante's Elements of Life.

There's a little more commentary on each one (and of course the reference photos!) on my reference photo/art tumblr, in between photos of Ian McKellan.

I drew an illustration for my own fic -- further experimentation with colored ink. And new faces!

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I signed up to do art for C6D Big Bang because I'm good at making commitments for Future Zelempa! As an exercise, ria_oaks is hosting a "mini reverse bang" where artists can post quick drawings and writers can respond, if they are so moved, with drabbles or whatever. I just posted a nerdy little drawing.

REVEAL TIME!! It's been pretty much two solid months of working on fannish stuff for this holiday season. I don't know what to do with my life anymore! Anyway, here's what I'm responsible for perpetrating:

1. The Island for Yuletart for Mrs Frankenstein [ETA Jan 5]. Slings and Arrows, gen-ish but Darren/Geoffrey-ish. PG for language. Features an amusement park!
   [Yuletart | my site ]
   
   
2. You Can Plan on Me for The Sentinel Secret Santa for snycock. Jim/Blair, PG, 6700 words. A seasonal fic! For once!
   [TSSS | AO3 | my site ]
   
   
3. Detective Raymond Vecchio's Protection by the Consulate of the Great Nation of Canada: An Illustrated Report by Constable Renfield Turnbull for Due South Seekrit Santa for lalejandra. Fraser/RayK, PG. Art/fic hybrid thingy, with 3 images + 300 words. Missing scenes from 3x9 "Asylum."
   [AO3 | my site ]
   
   
4. Finally, the biggie:
   Byron and the God of California for Yuletide for mizzmarvel. Baby-sitters Club, Byron Pike/Jeff Schafer, PG-13. 29,500 words. (YES.) I had SOOOOOO much fun with this, you guys. Byron/Jeff had never occurred to me as a pairing until I read the prompt, and then it was like one of those moments where you discover your calling in life. I didn't know it, but I HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS MY WHOLE LIFE.
   [AO3 | my site ]

In honor of the reveal, I have done a special piece of art!


Cover, pretty much a reboot of actual BSC #34, Mary Anne and Too Many Boys. I tried to make the colored pencils blended enough so that you can kind of squint and pretend it's a Hodges Soileau oil painting, but as always they look better in person than in the scan.

(Weirdly, just yesterday Amazon popped up a recommendation for me of a BSC book I never knew existed, in which the triplets and Jeff are invited to join the club. It doesn't work out! Why? Why? What is Jeff even doing there? I can't believe I had no idea about this before I wrote this story! I ordered it, but I'm worried now that I'll have to do, like, a revised and expanded edition. What if this changes things??)

*ahem*

( Year 2010 in Review )

I haven't gotten my own personal Yuletart present yet - but here's a driveby rec: look how pretty are this mystery artist's Fraser and Ray!

I finally updated my website so I don't have to send people to my dreamwidth art tag to show them my latest work. Of which there has admittedly not been much. I promise I've been busy! I just can't, um, show you, right now!

* Even though my TSBB story is only sort of done ish, I'm getting pretty excited for posting because I finished my art! (Does a dance.)

* Does anybody know Mentarossa, aka Curviusotp, or what became of her? I emailed her at the Help Pakistan deadline (okay, a little after) with the art I made for her winning bid, but she hasn't responded, and it's been several weeks. As I gain emotional distance from my work and am no longer ashamed of it, I'd like to post, but because it's a comic of a scene from her own story, I'm reeeeallly hesitant to do so without her okay. (If you're reading this, M: I'm happy to delay posting as long as you want, I just want to know that you are still around and alive!)