HOLY CRAP welcome new patrons!!! (Patreon)

where tf did you all come from? 😳 I woke up and it was like BAM! suddenly I got like 20  patrons and it kept growing until i met my patreon goal. I couldn't say anything about it until I got home from work xD Thank you!!! I'm still working on stuff, but please accept this painting of Grave. I was having a pretty rough start to my month (related to stress from juggling multiple jobs, anxiety, and other mental and physical struggles) so I picked up a paint brush for once in over a decade to see how it would feel to paint with physical media again. I mixed water color pencils with gouache and made some edits digitally. I like how it turned out, but I want to paint even more and see how I can improve over time if I keep at it. 

Besides painting, my plans for this spring are to plant a flower garden. I just want to get out and connect more with the natural world. Sounds super hippyish but I don't think it's good for my mental health to be online so much, not because of mean comments or anything, but all the crap from the news, drama, and people being horrible to each other was really impacting me negatively. I don't want  to become jaded because there are some really kind souls out there and that includes those of you who have supported me either on webtoons and or here, so I'm trying to bring more positivity in my life. Some days, I have to stay away from my phone and the PC and just do chores, care for my plants, read, exercise, etc. just to stay sane. 

Anyway, I'll be back with more updates on the main story and I'm currently trying to design Grave's Sengoku era outfit. I have a sexy little story in mind that involves him resting from a long period of war and a cute little Ellie helping to keep his bed warm 😉