artinjest

How does your garden grow?

My grandmother has a garden that sprawls and surrounds and contains an entire village. Small houses and repeatedly repainted buildings, little ponds and pools that I remember thinking were pure magic as a kid. That garden has followed and flourished through different houses and decades and it is a testament to the nourishing patience that my nannie exudes. 

So when my great aunt aske...

Patrons only comic: The Extraordinary Ordinary.

Dear Patrons,

What a weird wild thing it is to relearn the world. There have been so many days that we didn't leave the house - something I never thought I'd comfortably do - that now we're relearning everything about tentatively emerging out into the world.

There's a feeling - like when a cast comes off - of being hyper aware and fine tuned to every single thing in the world. It's ...

The Patreon Sketchbook Tour Series - Tour 4

Patrons, thanks to you reaching a milestone I truly thought was impossible this year, we have sketchbook tours and it is my favourite kind of time travel.

These vids are available to Patrons after the fact and this one is a tour through a sketchbook that I wandered away from for nearly ten years before picking it back up again. It was glorious to revisit.

Thank you for making these ...

Patrons Only Workshop on Discord!

Hello beautiful Patrons,

I've been putting together a new workshop and the Patreon fam will have first access. Drawing "badly" still Counts as Practice will be live on Discord on Thursday, Sept 1st at 6pm EDT.

I'm hosting this s...

Road Trip Wanderings

Hello beautiful Patrons,

I've had so much fun working on a series of Road Trip themed watercolours for the perks this month. I asked the Patreon fam over on discord to share somethings that come to mind when you think of road trips and did you EVER deliver. I can't wait for you to see the snail mail goodies this month. 

Enjoy these digital downloads to adorn your desk top and y...

Twitchy.

Sneaky cheeky peek at my very profesh art stream.

Enjoy...um...maybe don't wear headphones though okay?

Love you Patrons!

B

Sneaky peeks for Patrons 💜

Hello lovely Patrons,

Just sharing a little peek at some of the Road Trip watercolours that will play a part in August’s perks. I asked you wonderfuls on discord what comes to mind when you think of road trips and did you EVER deliver.

I loved painting these and I’m having so much fun putting the August packs together. Sending you mail brings me such joy.

Thank you frien...

Patrons Only Comic: Fine Tuning the Tools

Beautiful Patrons, 

I feel like we don't talk enough about changing out the things in your tool box. Literal tool boxes get upgrades all the time. They evolve with our tasks, our skills, our resources ... but for some reason we don't talk about switching tools out of that proverbial Life Skills tool box.

There are REALLY good coping strategies that have served me so well at a p...

Animating at ArtsPark with Tina LeMoine and MASC!

Hello lovely friends.

Many of you know our most recent Crayon Fund recipient is an amazing organization called MASC that helps put artists out into schools and communities. I recently had the absolute delight of being hired to work with one of their artists named Tina LeMoine on this little animation activity for a festival....

Bonus Comic: Two Types of People

Either the expiry date is to be FEARED and RESPECTED or it's just like... totally a suggestion.

Which one are you?

Happy Saturday sweet Patrons. Thank you for always making space for my little bits of silliness.

B

Happy Pride Month(s)

Patrons!! 

July is here which means it's Pride Month in my city! I know many of you have been celebrating pride with me in June but I would joyfully uplift being authentically ourselves any month of the year. Attached are your digital downloads for this month and as always, if you need anything sized for a different device let me know.

I've been working on the Pride Portraits s...

The Crayon Fund: Ottawa School of Art

Hello lovely Patrons, 

I wanted to post a little something hear about The Crayon Fund and the absolute magic a community can do. Most of you know this, but over on Twitch there is a riotous group of supportive chaos goblins (many of whom are also Patrons *waves*) and they are some of the most relentlessly wonderf...

A little early peek for Patrons

Hello beautiful Patrons.

I wanted to post this video here before it goes out on socials. So many of our friends took part in Dani Allard's Dinosaur Streamfest on Saturday and I wanted to do something to celebrate this amazing event. Twitch has been a remarkable community builder and it's meant so much to me as a creative. 

Fifteen hours. 30 Streamers. Endless hypetrains. Riots ...

Patrons Only Comic: The Wall of Awful

Beautiful Patrons.

My brain dislikes transitions. Moving between tasks or starting new ones can often bring on this wave of reluctance that I've started to think of as The Wall of Awful. Depending on the day, and how much energy I've got, this wall can feel nearly insurmountable. The difficulty or complexity of the tasks can also make a little resistance turn into a full on fit.

So ...

Dear World,

May I never take sitting in coffee shops sketching strangers for granted again. The process of returning to the “public” is still a little strange and there are some things I hope start to feel a little more familiar. There are others I hope stay novel forever.

Anyone else having the experience of what used to be everyday feeling brand new?

Thank you for being here friends.

Summer is HERE and Camp Chaos has begun!

HELLOOOOO beautiful Patrons!

I've been working with a whole bunch of wonderful folks to run a Twitch event called CAMP CHAOS this summer and I am so dang excited. Over the course of June and July, there are a whole bunch of wonderful livestreamers who will be hosting Camp Sessions during their livestreams. They might be doing a musical performance, teaching a skill, showcasing a talent - ...

Wind DOOWWWWNNNN

Another lil bonus comic while I'm away for a few days! Look, when I wind down it means NO HARD PANTS and also eating snacks off my tummy. DON'T JUDGE ME.

How do you remove the day from your brain? 

Big love Patrons,

B

BONUS COMIC! New sketchbook how to

A little bonus comic while I'm away for the next few days. A new sketchbook is equal parts exciting and terrifying. This never goes away and the fear of the blank page is something I battle with ALL THE TIME.

How do you get past the big terrible mountain of START?

Big love,

B

Patrons Only Comic: Make Space, Take Time.

What a world we've been missing the last two years. And also what a lot of world we've built around us as a way to cope. 

My little world is slowly starting to open up and that doesn't always feel one way. 

And it doesn't have to.

Make space. Take time. Thank you for being a part of my weird little world, whatever I happen to be ready for or fearful of. You are good ...

Challenges

Lovely Patrons,

I’ve been using the meds100heads challenge for sketchbook warmups and it’s got me thinking a lot about drawing prompts. I’ve done a few, in particular when I was trying to build social media. These challenges were always a good way to give myself some structure and maybe practice a skill, but I also thought a lot about ensuring I completed them, as outlined, on time....

Spring Weather cannot make up it's mind.

I live in a place where it can SNOW in late April and the weather feels...hopeful and confused.

There is a long strange wild transition between the chilly hanging on of winter and the sudden sweet eruption of spring. The in between can be messy and leaves me wondering what shoes to wear.

I think maybe my springtime brain can be a little like that too. Kind of stuck between two place...

The Studio Update Tour!

Hello you magical Patrons.

I will be on Discord Sunday at 10am EDT for a little Patron's-only hangout to chat about the next Crayon Fund recipient. If you'd like to come chill and chat and have a coffee with me, I would love to see you sweet faces. We can also do a wee little updated studio tour 'cuz lemme tell ya A LOT HAS HAPPENED. 

This studio is possible because of your sup...

The Patreon Sketchbook Tour Series - Tour 3

This year, we passed a huge goal on our Patreon page. Thanks to your incredible support, I've started doing monthly sketchbook tours that YOU voted on! This is a particularly special sketchbook to step through because it's one I shared with someone and the contents ended up being the basis for a workshop I still teach to this day.  Thank you for making space to revisit these places and see...

Patrons Only Comic: The 7 stages

Sweet Patrons, 

Thank you so much for joining me for the first look at the new studio. Our pre-stream hangouts are such a pleasure and I love getting to share this process with you. 

I DO NOT, HOWEVER, LOVE BUILDING IKEA FURNITURE.

I give you the seven stages of building Ikea. Not pictured: my eternally patient partner going into the studio while I was streaming and ...

Making Space

Sweet Patrons you know I had to put this in here before stream today. The FIRST stream from the new studio and lemme tell ya it is a pretty wild feeling. Enjoy this candid shot from Shawn and the sneakiest of first looks. You are a huge part of making this happen friends. 

Thank you. From the bottom of my heart. We'll have a full studio tour when things are a little less sideways but...

Small moves big move.

Sneak peek Patrons. We’re moving and shaking over here. What’s the word for exhilarated / excited / terrified?

More first looks in the coming weeks and I’ll be doing a Patrons only first full tour once everything is actually set up but I wanted you all to get the first look at our new home.

None of this would be possible without your support friends. You are all such good mag...

Sketchbook Tour Day eek eek eek!

I'm learning to lean into the CRAZY feelings of sketchbook tours! Thanks to your support we'll be taking a week peek at the next sketchbook on our tour today at noon on Twitch.tv/artinjest

Patrons will have access to an early hangout on Discord if you'd like to come by for an early hangout around 11:30am, which is always w...

Happy April from Froggo.

Hello Lovely Patrons!

Sweet froggo is here to wish you happy first signs of spring - at least where I live, it is JUST starting to thaw and I am thrilled. I hope you enjoy the frog themed perks this month. Desktop and phone wallpapers are attached, and as always if you need a size for another device just let me know!

The process of moving into the new studio feels very spring time a...

Patrons Only Studio Tour!

Hello wonderful Patrons! I am so thrilled to share that the new studio is starting to look like an actual maker space! I'll be going live before the Twitch stream on Friday April 1st at 11am from the new space. This livestream will be for Patrons only through the Discord so if you'd like to take a peek make sure you're in there. 

I am so excited to share an early look at the space th...

New spaces

Hello beautiful Patrons.

Does anyone else add a single object to a new space and immediately feel more at home? This sweet monsterra plant is my first thing in the new studio. A new studio that is possible because of the incredible support from you friends.

I am so excited to share this process with you and grateful as heck for the chance to grow into this new space. I can’t wait...