Coffee Dragons - inks

The past couple of weeks have been a bit of a wild ride.  I had a rather serious downturn in my health, largely my mental wellbeing that had a huge effect on my physical health.

I still don't like posting specifics.  This both isn't the place for it, and I don't think my personal health is really most people's business, but it did affect the illustrations I was able to get done this month in a big way, and that very much is your business.  

I'm behind by a couple weeks now for sure.  Catching up probably isn't going to happen in the next four days, though I still plan on getting either the inkwash version of the above out, or perhaps posting one of the two other sketches I have on the go (or both, if lucky).

And the thing is:  I want to work on art a bit more.  Its not a hassle, or something I worry about too much these days.  I want to escape into these quiet spaces with people I love to spend time with as much as I can.

Last Saturday I had what I can only describe as an 'Anxiety storm'.  This lasted at least five or six days.  It robbed me of sleep for three of those days and the symptoms were surprisingly awful.  Hiding in this image, in the few instances I was able to focus enough to actually ink things, was a huge help.  As was being invited to hide in another's world when it felt like I was literally going to collapse and expire.

There were some positives though.  I'm getting help from three specialists now, and after rounds of bloodwork I can at least say that from a chemistry and structural perspective I am in very good health.  (so much so that my doctor asked if I was taking cholesterol medication on the side, because mine was damn near non-existent).

So I will continue to attempt sessions of hiding in this world, and continue to post hopefully happy things for you all, as I know the world is sort of on fire and stumbling around throwing up on itself currently.  

I'll also be alerting the next person on the sketch-list fairly soon too.  I regret getting behind on these, but its easier to catch up on them at least.

-T.J.