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To submit something here for the first time in nine years feels a bit like coming home. This account is mine, the same way my teen bedroom was mine - only I am never going to have the chance to return to that and so why should I abandon what I do have? I don't even plan on changing the user name even though I was all of twelve when I picked it. The reason people miss so much of their past, the reason nostalgia is so profitable, is because there is so much pressure and embarrassment to get rid of parts of your younger self that eventually becomes regret. I see that shame last well into adulthood; but I also see a lot of regret for lost objects and moments. Additionally, I have no reason to scorn Deviantart (as if Instagram is so great...). I've been thinking a lot about how much it exposed me to and influenced my in those first few years (I have so much of my old art that I never even put on here, or did and deleted it in high school). Except I boy sure do miss searchable/browsable gallery categories over tags. Oh well; at least I can use it on a real keyboard, see image full size, and not be hassled by an aspect ratio.

This is a painting I finishing in early 2020. I've been working on a series of acrylic paintings of different fantasy portraits, with the hopes of showing them all together somewhere (ie: a local cafe). I've had a few opportunities to show them in local galleries separately, and still have at least two of 7 total still incomplete. This one is the closest to a self portrait, although not precisely.

Listened to Third Eye by Tool about 10,000 times while painting this.

You can find more examples of my recent work at:

Artstation
www.artstation.com/ducktape

Instapoop:
instagram.com/powersofjac
@ powersofjac

The series:
The Princess
The Sorceress
The Sun and Moon as Lovers

Description
To submit something here for the first time in nine years feels a bit like coming home. This account is mine, the same way my teen bedroom was mine - only I am never going to have the chance to return to that and so why should I abandon what I do have? I don't even plan on changing the user name even though I was all of twelve when I picked it. The reason people miss so much of their past, the reason nostalgia is so profitable, is because there is so much pressure and embarrassment to get rid of parts of your younger self that eventually becomes regret. I see that shame last well into adulthood; but I also see a lot of regret for lost objects and moments. Additionally, I have no reason to scorn Deviantart (as if Instagram is so great...). I've been thinking a lot about how much it exposed me to and influenced my in those first few years (I have so much of my old art that I never even put on here, or did and deleted it in high school). Except I boy sure do miss searchable/browsable gallery categories over tags. Oh well; at least I can use it on a real keyboard, see image full size, and not be hassled by an aspect ratio.

This is a painting I finishing in early 2020. I've been working on a series of acrylic paintings of different fantasy portraits, with the hopes of showing them all together somewhere (ie: a local cafe). I've had a few opportunities to show them in local galleries separately, and still have at least two of 7 total still incomplete. This one is the closest to a self portrait, although not precisely.

Listened to Third Eye by Tool about 10,000 times while painting this.

You can find more examples of my recent work at:

Artstation
www.artstation.com/ducktape

Instapoop:
instagram.com/powersofjac
@ powersofjac

The series:
The Princess
The Sorceress
The Sun and Moon as Lovers