portrait spotlight: Guppy And Whaleshark

Hello guys, here is another portrait commission completed. I love this one so much, the little pets were so much fun, such a cute family. Meghan was a total pleasure to work with, go check out her life at Guppy And Whaleshark. I feel like Ive progressed so much in my portraits since i started doing them. And i honestly have everyone who has bought one from me to thank for it. You guys are amazing and have been my inspiration! 

Remember, if you are interested in your own, drop me a message at bouxwho@gmail.com or check out my etsy store listings.

Introducing, Ghost Paws!

Hey chumps, check out this amazing portrait that my incredibly talented friend Nikki did for me. Nikki has recently set up a new blog called Ghost Paws which you should all go and follow! She is a really good friend of mine and her art is faaaantastic, so keep your eyes peeled for it. Last week, Me, Beth and Nikki got together to make some Halloween cocktails, we have hours of footage of the evening which I'm currently sorting through and putting together. I'll be posting that soon, but be warned, it is full of foul language, sexual innuendo and heavy drinking. Good old wholesome fun! 

portrait spotlight: Predictions For The Past

Evening my loves. 

Erin from Predictions For The Past commissioned me a little portrait of her with a little ray gun, how effing cute is that? Here she is, this one was so much fun to do! 

If youre interested in your own, check out my etsy or email me at bouxwho@gmail.com!

A new little project.

Evening guys. Tonight I'm going to tell you about a new little project Ive got going on. Basically I work in a place where we print stuff, and our shop just got a new phone case printing machine, it's super awesome. So when it first came in and we were learning how to use it I designed myself a little case to make, here it is. 

I put this photo on my Facebook and Instagram and I got a lot of people asking me how much it would be for one of their own. Which got me thinking, where else have I ever seen this sort of thing done? I mean you see a lot of personalised cases with names on them, but not actual original artist portraits. I love art and I think it should be something that is affordable and accessible by anyone! So I have decided I'm going to start doing these custom cases, it may have to be a limited amount to start off with, because obviously its pretty time consuming and sadly there is only one of me. But I guess we will see how it goes and how popular they are. I will be able to produce cases for iPhone 4/4S, iPhone 3G/3GS, Samsung Galaxy S2 and S3. Sadly we don't have the stuff for the iPhone 5 just yet but I'm lead to believe its on its way. I already have a few orders under my belt but if you're interested in one drop me an email at bouxwho@gmail.com!

Grumpy monster man

So I added some colour to this monster guy sketch, I'm really happy with it, I'm feeling so inspired lately, Ive got so many ideas floating around my head. 

little red fox.

Another little drawing I found in my old sketch books. I scanned it into illustrator and give him some colour, isn't he cute?

Old monster sketches.

So I was rummaging through some of my old sketchbooks today and I found these guys, totally out of the style I usually draw in, but I love them, the grumpy little boys!

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masked ladies.

Ive been doodling. 

I love these sexy ladies. They're kinda super hero spy looking-ish type girls. 

A list of things to do to make me a better artist.

A list of things to do to make me a better artist.

1. As soon as I get the idea, or any hint of inspiration- FUCKING DO SOMETHING. Draw it, write it, whatever. Don't think "oh ill get it down later, I need to finish re-watching this episode of the office that I have already seen 14 times".
2. In fact, just watch less TV in general.
3. If when I start drawing, it doesn't look right instantly, don't act like a child and throw my toys out of the pram, try it again. And again. And again. Until it works.
4. Balance my hand drawn sketches with the amount of digital drawing I do, I seem to rarely pick up a pencil these days. But when I do it's always something totally new and different that comes out. 
5. Look at other artists daily. And not just so I can look at them and get myself wound up thinking "I could bloody well do that it's not even that good, blah blah blah". Yes, I could do a lot of the things other successful artists are doing. The fact is though, I am not. And that it is difference. 
6. Try new things all the time, I'm never going to get good at everything If I'm only practicing one thing. 
7. Share my art, get the feedback, good or bad, it will give me a kick up the arse.
8. If I'm not set a deadline by the person I'm working for, fucking make one up for myself. If I'm not set a deadline I simply will not do it, cos I'm a lazy dick'ed.
9. Paint more. It makes me want to die when I don't get a painting right, but when I finish a painting and I'm happy with it, it's the best feeling in the world. 
10. When strangers say nice things about my work, I need to remember that they don't have to say nice things, they don't have to say anything at all. They might actually mean what they say. So I should feel good about that. 

Guest post: Pink Wonderland on things we fucking hate.

Good evening all! Ready for another instalment of things we fucking hate? Yes, yes you are. Today we have Kelsea and her woes on moving. Enjoy! Also, if anyone would like to get involved in this, please just drop me a message, its a lot of fun and it would be great to hear from you. 

When Daisy contacted me about Things I Fucking Hate Saturday, I thought about what is pissing me off lately. And I realised that I can't think about anything right now except for how much I detest moving. I think most people would agree there's not much in life that's more of a pain in the ass. All that stuff you own that looks reasonable when hidden away inside drawers suddenly turns into huge mountains of things when you have to move it. Then you're packing up stuff, and halfway through, you run out of tape or boxes or both. You spend a painful week packing your life up into cardboard boxes and all of your energy moving them from one place to the next... and what's your reward? Cleaning, paying for things like paint and changing locks... and unpacking! I'm officially over it. Don't be surprised if in a year, I am still digging through boxes for my work outfit in the morning.

Kelsea - Pink Wonderland

Guest post: My Mod Style on things we fucking hate.

Hello again, Here is another post on things we fucking hate, Jessie's post definately spoke to me, I admit I have been the same in the past. Its hard to make yourself watch these things becuase it is easier to ignore the truth. But you'll be glad you started taking notice when you do. Enjoy!

Where do I start?  A few years ago I didn't give a shit about the environment.  I didn't educate myself on issues and the things happening around me.  I lived my life like most: in denial or I guess you could also say, "Ignorance is Bliss."  That doesn't work for me anymore.  I am so annoyed by the lack of caring in the world and pure laziness.  It pisses me off, makes me depressed and raises my blood pressure on a daily basis.  If we don't start caring or educating ourselves about the things happening to our planet, there will be no life anymore for anyone.  End of story.  Recycling is easy, DO IT.  Get Netflix and watch all the documentaries that they have to do with nature and environmental issues.  Your eyes will be opened and you will be changed forever!  It takes more effort to care about things, but somebodies gotta do it before it's too late.  You can choose to be part of the problem or be part of the solution! :) Our future relies on it.

Jessie - My Mod Style

25% Off Custom Portraits!

Morning ladies and gents. This morning I spent a lot of money on 4 tickets for Glastonbury festival. So to put it bluntly, I'm fucking broke. So I'm using my talents to raise some money, so I can live! 

25% OFF CUSTOM PORTRAITS YAAAAYYYYYYYY.

If you haven't seen any of my illustrations yet check out my portfolio or have a little gander below! If you're interested, check out my etsy shop and enter the discount code 

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Haha, I know, I'm shameless. Hope to hear from you soon!

Guest post: The Quiet Owl on things we fucking hate.

Hello my angry little loves. Ready for some more grumpy rants? I know I certainly am, and here is one I totally fucking agree with from the wonderful Karen. Enjoy kids.

Seriously people. 
Don't let your kids run around unattended in the thrift store.  For one, I assume if you pay no attention to where your kids are while you're in public, you could give two shits about them.  I guess you are under the impression that your kids are so misbehaved that no one would try to take them, but I'm pretty sure the creepy old guy that just told your kid that he has puppy dogs and ice cream in his van doesn't care.  Secondly, never let your kid ride any kind of bike, scooter, car, ect... around in a store.  No one thinks it's cute.  Also, don't let your kids play with the toys in the thrift store.  For one, they are covered in germs (for god's sake, don't let them put the toys in their mouth either.  Blah....).  You also need to be aware that while you're looking at those jeans that are 4 sizes too small for you, your kid is sitting in the middle of the aisle with 50 dinosaurs spread out on the floor blocking my way, and you're just going to leave them sitting there until a poor employee has to pick them up.  Also, if I happen to accidentally stick my foot out and trip your kids while they're running at full force playing tag, don't be blame me.  You should have been watching them.  Oh wait, you were watching them, you're just more concerned about whatever you were doing to care.  Thrift stores play that "all children under the age of 12 must by accompanied by a parent at all times" message for a reason.  And do they really have to tell you to watch your children?  Just do it because it's the right thing to do.  Ok, I feel much better now.  Thanks Daisy!!!  

Karen - The Quiet Owl

Guest post: Adrian Loves Owls on things we fucking hate.

Evening! tonight I'm posting my first guest post on "Things we fucking hate"! I'm really enjoying rage blogging these days so i reached out with my little creeper feelers to my fellow bloggers and asked what pisses everyone else off, Ive had some brilliant replies and I'll be posting them all this month! So, lets get started with the beautiful Adrian and her views on fucking pedestrians!

I fucking hate pedestrians. 

Not all pedestrians, just the stupid ones. You know, the ones that take their sweet ass time crossing the street when you’re trying to make a left turn across the intersection. Don’t you kind of just want to run them over? (Maybe that’s just me.) Or what about the pedestrians that do what I call “the fake out”? I hate those fuckers. They’re the idiots at the intersection that wait for the “walk” sign and then don’t do anything. They just fucking stand there. And then, just as you start to turn they decide, “oh, I think I’ll cross now,” so you slam on your breaks and you wait…and wait….and wait because they’re slow as fuck and don’t give a shit about anyone else. If you’re going to be stupid and indecisive about crossing the damn street, the least you could do is walk fast. I mean come on, people! If I’m walking across the street and I’m holding up traffic, you better be sure that I’m walking quickly. I hate having people wait on me and, if you can’t tell, I hate waiting on other people!

Adrian - Adrian Loves Owls