triumph in january When January rolled in this year, with it arrived a strange urge: to exhume those artistic skeletons from deep within my personal Google Drive --- the drawings I'd secretly (or not so

Last month, something caught my eye on Twitter. It was a custom color wheel... and the artist drew on it different scenes depending on the color. I searched for it on Google, hoping to find a high quality

The other day, I drew again and I liked it. It's something I'd started a long time ago but never really got to get any progress on, much less get close to completing. My niece @itsgabbie is in the Philippines,

I've been thinking about this lately -- it must be nice to experience spring. I live in the Philippines, and all it ever is during this time of the year is arid. And constant nagging of, "It's so

A few weeks ago, I found out that Monster, one of my most favorite animes of all time, is now on Netflix. It has been a long, long time since I've watched it, and while I can only just vaguely remember

I was pretty pumped last night. At around 17:30, I had a strong cup of coffee, which rendered me energized into midnight. I am on a break from work until the 12th, and I made sure to mute my work email

Nearly two months ago, I bought a new phone (impulsively). It's a lavender Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. I initially wasn't hoping to buy it... but who was I kidding. Like what one of my friends keep saying,

This is another Alice Vink artwork. I have talked about it before, but I would say it again -- Alice Vink may actually be one of the faces I find quite easy to sketch. Because of that, she's also one of

Samson I was listening to an old playlist I had on Spotify when Samson by Regina Spektor played. I never really bothered before, but now I'm obsessed. I've come to a realization that I should have had

Build routines Last Christmas, I received a gift: it's a book called Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon. I never really got to start reading it until last week,

I can't believe it. In my side of the world, 2022 is ending in 12 hours, give or take a few minutes. Then it will be 2023, and I'm not sure I'm even prepared. In my head, I am still stuck in what could

And that sucks. For context, 2022 is ending soon. That means many deliverables at work are pending for completion, too. I guess more importantly, that means the semester is ending as well. And boy, do

Here's a random story that describes the random origin of this illustration. One month ago, one of my friends @debilog moved in with me in the apartment unit I'm renting in Metro Manila. At some point,

This is Deeth. A reaper. She's a recreation of a 2014 redrawing of, well, a 2011 drawing. Man, I was just [redacted]teen years old back then. There's a whole back story to this, so brace yourself for an

Feeling the energy I have been participating in pod coaching sessions for professional and personal development for two months now. Basically, each session has four participants aside from the coach, and

stressed A quick recap of my life right now: I have full-time work, I attend graduate school, and I have professional development mentorship on the side. Work -- need I say more? I have to grind if I intend

I hope this little light reaches you. By accident, I came across this particular line. I was creating an Instagram reel for this artwork and the song, Beyond My Dreams by Sunwoo Jung-a. Part of the lyrics

Today, I tried to draw IU. For the first time in a long, long time, I managed to draw something in one sitting. If I'm not off, finishing this drawing took me just over 3 hours. Was I motivated? I think

I don't want to draw anyone I know. I have always had this sort of conversation: someone would see my art and would ask if I did accept art commissions. While I would get really happy (and touched, really)

You should get away. There's a line in the song Fearless by K-pop girl group, Le SSerafim that goes: You should get away Get a get a get away So you don't get hurt, get hurt You should get away Get a,