Here be Birds

I suppose it would help to know what the drawing would be FOR, as there's a big difference between drawing stuff for memes, drawing stuff to sell, drawing cute stuff, drawing elegant stuff, drawing unique stuff, funny stuff, etc. And which bird, since I've taken (at this point) probably tens of thousands of photos of the birds XD It's also my general impression regarding artwork is that it comes out at its best when the artist likes what they're drawing and/or is inspired to put pen to paper (so to speak) upon seeing something they like, and those tend to be my favorite pieces.

I can show you some recent photos I like better than others, but I can't really say they're good ART photos.

If I were going to actually, like, do a commission for something I would would want drawn, I would probably use this one:

And make a little "Longfeather Lane Maple Mead" bottle label from it. I HAVE one that my sister in law made from the photo, and it's very cute, BUT speaking in "what would I love to see drawn" I think this is one of my favorite pics of Bug in general AND I would have a use for it, so it's near the top of the list for her.

But I also really liked this photo, it cracks me up EVERY TIME I see it, I would write some variation of "what have i done" or "experiencing the consequences of my own actions" on this so fast

There's also, like, memorial artwork I would consider having done, particularly for Joslin or Aurora or Artemis or Stan or Osiris or Beep, but I don't necessarily know that I'd want a photo replicated for something like that. I could probably dig up photos for all of them, but I know exactly which two I'd probably start with for Joslin

Longfeather Lane's patron saint of adopted children, Joslin never had any babies from eggs she'd laid, she only ever fostered chicks, but she was amazing at it.

White-collared Manakin (Manacus candei), male displaying, family Pipridae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

I just lost my job. Right now I'm doing what I can to stabilize things, but this came at a bad time where my rent is getting jacked up by 20%, and I've got a lot of outstanding medical bills due to a really stupid incident a few months back. Right now, my primary focus is dealing with the medical bills and making sure I'll have enough to be good through the next few months while I search for a new job and do what I can to get some income through other sources. It'll also just help me work on downsizing, finding roommates and getting me and my cat into a smaller and more manageable space.

Please do what you can to help, I'd really appreciate it and once I'm back in a stable place I'll do what I can to pay the gesture forward.

Current Progress: $375.50/$1500

Venmo: https://venmo.com/Alex-Hiller-5

Leggy: Out

This is actually from yesterday. Today, Dragon appears to have hurt her leg somehow, as she is limping VERY dramatically in a MOST pathetic way (except when there's lots of crickets to eat in the bathtub, then she can use it). I think she probably knocked it on something or mom stepped on her wrong or maybe she sprained it, because I could find no evidence of injury and elicit no pain reaction from anywhere I tested while looking for what was wrong. I suspect that she's just a baby, and a truly spoiled one at that, which means this is THE WORST PAIN ANYONE HAS EVER ENDURED (a bruise) because she's just never really experienced pain yet before.

Even the boys

Uh, hi. Local annoying girl here, a lot of bills have come due in this past month and stretched my finances a lot thinner than I'm able to really handle. And, thanks to a bunch of recent doctor's appointments thanks to an ongoing saga of "thanks to my cat, there is currently a piece of glass stuck in my foot in a way that makes it hard to extract and we're still trying to get it out", uh. I'm pretty sure a lot more are going to crop up and require addressing.

That, and since the prices of my meds have skyrocketed this year thanks to my work's insurance changing the policy to one with an absolutely absurd deductible (and I think becoming less trans friendly), I'm stretched way thinner than I ever was last year, and won't be able to afford all of my upcoming bills and do other things like feed myself and take care of my cat through the month of April.

If I could raise $1000, I'd probably be able to weather all of this stuff coming through at once and have enough breathing room to deal with a few other ongoing problems in my life like my computer starting to overheat itself to death.

Link to my venmo below

$20/$1000

When it rains, it pours. The building management where I live want to up my rent by $150 come June 1st and I. I don't have any way to cover that kind of increase. Not now. Not any time soon. I barely manage to get by month to month as it is, amd there's just... nothing left to cut back on anymore to cover it.

I... if I could raise enough money to move out to somewhere cheaper, I could get myself into a better position, but... I really need the help even more now. Please.

Adding my PayPal link

This beautiful painting (left) depicts two lovers of aristocratic rank enjoying a chaste embrace. The painting includes abundant symbolism in the flowers and colors. Their rings and the circlets crowning their heads indicate that they are newlyweds; the blossoming bower surrounding them promises their union’s fertility. The young man presents a flower to his bride thought to be forget-me-not, a symbol of remembrance. The brightly colored costumes of both the man and woman are an indication of wealth and the latest fashion. The colors of both costumes visually suggest that the couple belongs to each other. The colors of green, red, and brown respectively suggest chastity, love, and modesty. Though represented at the peak of their youth and health, this panel was once joined to another called the Rotting Pair (right), in which the young couple transforms into a pair of hideous corpses. Together the ensemble constituted a memento mori, a macabre reminder of the vanity of all things in the face of death. (via The Cleveland Museum)