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junesketches by roxanne adupe

recent rambling

things I ramble on about

showcasing my love for photography, travel, nature and life

Patreon-exclusive posts that talk about art tips, problems, solutions, and the process.

a culmination of posts about mental/emotional self-healing journey.

seemingly deep thoughts about movies, books, and art that inspire me.

current project:

Mermay | May Artist Blog | Part 3 – kinda | Take the Mask Off

I started ‘reading’ books again

Mermay | May Artist Blog | Part 2 | A Culmination

an actual logo

Mermay | May Artist Blog | Day One | Aurora Pink

went on a retrieval expedition; recovering old posts

on instagram @junesketches

Going to change the way I pause my feed. I feel th

Going to change the way I pause my feed. I feel that this would be better.⠀
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So here's the plan, I will be posting about Black artists I follow - new or old. I'm looking for them all. They suddenly disappeared from my feed tbh. 🙃 I will share 2d, 3d? (idk if I follow any, mostly Asians), cosplayers, period dressers 🤗 (super excited for this one), youtubers etc so that you can check them out. I will start tomorrow. But to keep their posts theirs, I will have to post my art in front kind of like dtiys. Orrrr some info that could be of use to you. Probably info related to the artists I'll be featuring? Pls suggest. Comment below or dm of any artists you know! 🖤 (Authors also bc I will also be doing this category.)⠀
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I implore you to check out the artists I'll feature. I'm actually super hyped to do this. Meanwhile, I'll continue to share info on my stories. Today, I share petitions / donation opportunities that support the cause and artists on my stories. 🖤🖤🖤⠀
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I made a BLM highlight for anyone looking for info I posted yesterday for non pocs or other pocs ie Asian. K thx for reading this far.⠀
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[about the art. This is Dana from LtoG so ya know, another advocate for self love. She plays a pivotal role in my second book Ramblings wherein she steers Georgie who is troubled with the concept of loss. I drew her as she was before she comes to the Maison. The blue light is the Maison. But she turned out older than what I meant... but yeah know life. She's actually younger than Georgie.]⠀
#digitaldrawing #digitalart #mermay2020 #mermay #photoshop #digitalartists #mermaid #listeningtogeorgiana #thisisgeorgiana #mermaidart #loveispowerful #mentalhealth #takecareofyourself #selfcare

So ready to have this shadowbanned because of my s

So ready to have this shadowbanned because of my snakey-girl. Anyway, May is ending so soon and I am still wanting to do a few more mermaids. At least one more LtoG mermaid too. I realize I work so slow but gotta go at my own pace, ya know.⠀
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I also want to finish up the coloring book with some more pieces.⠀
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This one is available for my Patrons to download on my website. 💚💛⠀
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#digitaldrawing #digitalart #digitalpainting #mermay #mermay2020 #wacommermay #pantonemermay #greenoasis #lemonzest #greenandyellow #mermaid #seacreature #underwater #fullillustration #daily_illo #illustration_daily

Hurt and pain come in many forms. Meet Avery, also

Hurt and pain come in many forms. Meet Avery, also from LtoG. She comes up in the story as spurs of memories from Georgiana's past, a regretful and painful memory. Avery is like the devil to Abby's angel. She's highly opinionated and outspoken.⠀
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Based again on a real person, I created Ave to embody a person hurting but in constant denial. Someone who denies vehemently the wrong things in her life. ⠀
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I find drawing my LtoG characters much easier than my Pantone merms but that could be bc I've been with them for a decade.⠀
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Random feet. Avery is the first honey-brown haired character and why I decided to create Abby with similar features. Maybe I'll create quick character sheets just to show the actual difference. As mermaids they kind of all look alike right now. Especially since they are long haired.⠀
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#Mermay #mermay2020 #artchallenge #drawingchallenge #wacommermay #wacommermay2020 @mermay_official #sharkmerm #digitaldrawing #illustration #digitalillustrations #digitalart #listeningtogeorgiana #thisisgeorgiana #coverednips

Abigail is a character from my novel Listening to

Abigail is a character from my novel Listening to Georgiana. You may remember her from when I did Huevember/Nomvember back in 2018.⠀
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Abby is based off of people I encountered in my life who have been hurt by others. She's someone who has been scarred by the people she trusted and a withdrawn person at the beginning of the book. In Georgiana, she found a kindred spirit and they got along well. In this drawing, I depict her as a siren. In some lores (Charmed), mermaids are seen as humans or other creatures turned into mermaids. And these mermaids are running away from their reality. For Abby, being a mermaid means a hope to start new but she is still skeptical because of all that hurt she's been through. Her character is meant hot tackle abuse, mistrust, and r a p e.⠀
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I had met many people plagued by their past and who seemed to be defending (sort of) their perpetrators or giving them excuses. Abby was such the character and was quite the opposite of Georgie who was always mad about her situation. A timid girl, Abby was.
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If you got this far into the caption, I encourage you to send send someone your love today. Remind them that they are loved. 💛⠀
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#mermay2020 #mermay #wacommermay @mermay_official #wacommermay2020 #digitaldrawing #digitalart #digitalportrait #myowncharacter #mentalhealth #listeningtogeorgiana #thisisgeorgiana #mermaidhair #goldenyellow #myoc #drawingchallenge #artchallenge⠀
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First time Georgie met her, she thought Abby was like an angel with glowing brown-blonde hair. 😊

I decided to draw my oc Georgiana as a mermaid to

I decided to draw my oc Georgiana as a mermaid to pause on doing the prompt. I wanted to just relax and have fun. So here is Georgie. I've been drawing her based on how she looks at the beginning of the novel. the long hair and often scowling. She's usually always upset by random things. I drew her reading so here she's probably upset with the main character.⠀
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shares and comment appreciated 💙⠀
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#mermay2020 #mermay #digitalpaintings #digitalillustrations #daily_illo #drawdaily #mermaidhair #myoc #myowncharacter #lipcherrymagenta #readingisfundamental #listeningtogeorgiana #thisisgeorgiana

I am celebrating bc I finished 3 of 16 that I had

I am celebrating bc I finished 3 of 16 that I had planned for Mermay. This is Aqua Sky and she is a sea slug called cyerce elegans which is a transparent-ish slug.
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I really enjoyed drawing her. Adding that glow was interesting to do and I think it really adds to her look.
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The line art is available as a coloring page for my Patrons for free. It is a $1.00 if you are interested in purchasing.
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Reminder that I will be putting all my Mermay line art for this yr into a coloring book but if you buy them separately the cost would add up similarly so that no one is cheated by the price.
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Tags. @vetvy @soniastegemann #digitalpainting #mermay2020 #mermay #wacommermay #pantonemermay #digitalartist #digitaldraw #lipcherrymagenta #cutegirl #seaslug #seacreature #bluegirl #seaweedforest #beyondthewanderlust #wanderlust #mermaychallenge

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