magic-pistachio

it's not art related!! in the nonprofit sector.

[image description: digital painting of a gray tabby cat's eyes and nose. it has red coming from its nostrils and pale red eyes. its expression is scary and intense]

wip of my cover for @harriertails cover zine baybeeee .

hey! in a transitionary period before entering a non-art career, so i'm announcing LAST CHANCE commission slots. after this batch, i won't be opening up slots for the forseeable future, though i will be doing fan art. you can DM me or email at magicpistachioart at gmail.

boring longer explanation below...

ive been applying to jobs in nonprofits/philanthropy since returning from abroad in like JANUARYYYYy but it's been difficult as heck. this job market...is somethin else. but i wanted to open up commissions up presumably for the last time. however, i will continue to make fan art as well as be working on different fan projects in the next few months.

i read something a while ago how steinbeck, upon east of eden's completion, believed that every work he had done in his (entire life's work) library before had just been preparation to make this Magnus Opus. whenever i have an idea nowadays and im like. well idk if this is That Good. im like well let me put my all into this bc even if it's not East of Eden it is, at least, Of Mice and Men.

[image description: digital painting of the face of a yellow and orange wolf with sky-blue eyes and white pupils. its mouth is slightly open, and its tongue is blue. it has a white sun marking on its forehead. the background is a blue and cloudy sky.]

when i was a kid i was OBSESSED with the concept of elemental wolves (probably from pinterest). i had like so many composite notebooks filled with stories n drawings. here's a sun wolf. i think he was one of the 2 god/kings/something.

[incoming corny art + childhood + social anxiety + etc musings below]

sometimes i get sad bc the type of art that i've specialized in (bc of my interests from ages 12-18) is not the type of art i now feel so particularly called to do--i'm not really sure what art i want to do.

but then i think about me, a 12 year old, drawing ''elemental wolves'' in my school notes. whose interests (and perhaps overall demeanor) sometimes drew barriers between my peers. and then now! i'm sure 12 year old me would've been a huge fan of 23(nearly 24) year old me's work. and now, though i lost some enthusiasm for the interests of my youth, i have friends who let me monologue at them about warrior cats, or dogs, or those things that i fixated on in the years i was alone. and some of these friends are family members, with whom my relationship has grown deeper over the years, but some are people i met only just last year! and im only 23!! im gonna know more people and make more art for 12 year old me to be proud of !!!!

[image description: a screenshot of an artist's account: text: kat, below text @magicpistachiokat, below text 23 year old freelance artist | any pronouns | posts mostly animal illustrations, below text: 0 following 0 followers. there is a circular profile picture on the left side which is a drawing of a scruffy brown and white dog wearing a cape and glasses]

yeah thats so valid. it definitely screws me over sometimes, but i think i think it's maybe just bc more layers just stresses me out with my process. i def think it's much better to do what you do. for me using too few layers is just a bad habit ive developed.

[image description: digital drawing of a cartoon tortoiseshell cat. half of her body and face is ginger tabby, and half is black. she is standing, facing the camera, and has heavy stylized eyeliner. she has tufted ears with curled tips, and her long tail is also tufted and curled at the end.]