Just a little comic spree for you wonderful folks. Thank you for the bottom of my strange little heart. Making comics makes the world make sense a little and you make them all possible. You’re wonderful.
Be well friends.
Brenda
2021-03-04 02:16:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
As you may know already thanks to my space-themed tier names, I am just a WEE bit obsessed with space travel. Needless to say, when the Mars rover landed this past month I was glued to the screen. These complex machines fascinate me and I love the idea that we can actually see footage of the Perseverance rover all the way up on Mars. How COOL is that??
This months perks feature the Perseverance rover, the Atlas V rocket, and the little wee Ingenuity drone that all m...
2021-03-01 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons!
My "Kickstarting your Creativity" workshop is coming up on Thursday and I am SO excited! This is a compliment to Sketching for Self Care but you don't need to have taken one to do the other. We're going to do some super simple drawing exercises and talk about how doodling can benefit your brain!
SuperNova and HyperNova tiers al...
2021-02-22 15:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post
A little pack of comics for you beautiful people including an early look at a couple that haven’t yet been posted.
Thank you for supporting the making of these strange little stories in pictures.
You’re wonderful. Be well.
B
2021-02-17 02:43:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh MAN is this ever a learned skill. Listen. I love saying yes SO much, especially to people I like. I am so very lucky to get to work with largely people that I truly think are wonderful. This is amazing but it also means that saying "no" can feel like an absolute disaster.
Except that it's not.
I mean sometimes it's not well received sure. But my experience is that a forthright no is FAR better for any relationship than a resentful yes. And even those nos that DO go over badly? ...
2021-02-15 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on a new Skillshare class and if you've taken Fluid Acrylic or even just tried it at home, I'd love to hear from you! What problems did you have? Any pouring pitfalls you noticed? Let me know and I'll incorporate it into the class!
Big love for being my favourite sounding board.
Be well,
B
2021-02-09 16:36:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Just wanted to pop in some comic goodness including a new one before it goes on socials! Huge thank you to you beautiful people for making these comics possible.
I was packing your perks for February and I can’t wait for you to get your mail goodies. In the meantime, hope you dig a little comic silliness.
Be well!
B
2021-02-03 01:33:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Ohhh loves. February means VALENTINES Day which is something I haven't celebrated since grade school. BUT I do remember those adorable little retro valentines that used to go around and I wanted the perks this month to play with those designs.
Since we're still in the throws of this weird contactless world, I wanted to design some pandemic-appropriate vday sayings to go with the retro-inspired designs. Attached are your wallpaper downloads and I can't wait for the mail tiers to see thei...
2021-02-01 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello you wonderful Patrons,
I don't know if anyone else has treated themselves to Amanda Gorman's incredibly inspiring performance but I heartily recommend it. This month's Sketchbox video was along time coming but once I saw her speak, I couldn't paint her portrait quick enough.
Enjoy the box breakdown this month and a huge thank you to all of you for being such a lovely source of inspiration to me, and making it possible for me make these videos for you.
Be well friends,<...
2021-01-25 11:46:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello you wonderful Patrons.
I have a new workshop coming out in February! It's building on the tools used in Sketching and Self Care but they can be taken as stand alone classes. No special tools or drawing skills required. Just a pen and paper is all you need!
This session focuses on drawing as a way to positively impact your brain, work through and process our experiences, and tell our stories.
There are complimentary tickets for Hyper Nova and Super Nova ti...
2021-01-19 15:32:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello dear Patrons.
I posted a painting I've been working on on socials and I knew I wanted to talk about it in this month's Patrons only comic. I've been thinking about my sticky brain a lot lately. After the monstrous news about the attacks on Capitol Hill, I was in full on sticky-brain mode and some of those images were REALLY hard to shake.
During the coverage, I saw this incredible image of staffers carrying the boxes of congressional votes to safety - escorting them out of t...
2021-01-15 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Little early peek at a comic and a concept I’ve been thinking about. Anyone else coach inanimate objects like they’re somehow gonna take it to heart?? WHY am I telling my water glass not to fall over??
Happy Thursday you wonderful Patrons. Thanks for making me space to make comics even if sometimes I make them about the WEIRDEST things. 🧡
B
2021-01-14 14:33:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
I just put up my fourth Skillshare class and I am so pleased with it. I wanted to share it with you folks here. Patrons can access this class for free without a Skillshare membership through this link: https://skl.sh/35oaG42
You might have to put in a name and email but no payment should be needed. If you haven't checked it out, Skillshare is an online learning platform with hundreds of classes on ...
2021-01-09 02:43:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Please tell me other people keep these weird things. Why is my brain doing this?? What on earth am I preparing for??
Weirdly yours,
Brenda
2021-01-05 21:58:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello lovely Patrons,
I popped onto Instagram live this eve to do some doodling and some noodling about the nature of resolutions and how I'd like to take a bit of a different approach to them this year.
I wanted to pop this in here because you are all a huge part of how I'm able to take this time and sort my thoughts while I wind down my daily sketching practice.
I hope if you're making resolutions this year that they give you energy rather than tax it, and that if you're l...
2021-01-03 04:04:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Patrons!! We did it!! 2020 is OVER! I mean, happy new year to all but also THANK HEAVEN. Now I'm not saying 2021 just washes away all the madness BUT isn't it nice to have the feeling of a fresh start?
For the January wallapers, I was looking at the animals associated with 2020 and 2021 according to the Chinese horoscope. We've just made it through the year of the rat and we're headed into the year of the ox. I never thought I'd want to run from a rat towards an ox, but here we ar...
2021-01-01 11:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello beautiful Patrons,
There’s a trend on Instagram called Top Nine where you see the most popular posts from the year. Not surprisingly for me this year comics about this weird alternate reality are all the rage in 2020.
I wanted to post it here before it goes anywhere else because comics are a HUGE part of how I’m able to process this bizarre pandemic-tinted world and the reason I can do it is YOU.
Thank you. You’re helping me put some little funny spin on this cr...
2020-12-30 23:28:36 +0000 UTC View Post
TOOO MANY FOODS CAN’T EA- ooooo are those SHORTBREAD?
(Little early look at the comic before it goes out to the world. Believe me when I say Ginger Blob is here for you if you mayyyyybe overindulged a bit like me.)
Big love.
B
2020-12-27 18:38:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello beautiful Patrons!
I wanted to share this here before it goes anywhere else. I love the process of making but it DEFINITELY tosses ya around a little bit! There’s a curve of excitement followed by the “can I even do this” slog and I think it’s super helpful to see it drawn out and made a bit silly.
Do you get new project excitement? Middle of the process blahs? I still wouldn’t get off the roller coaster for anything!
Be well wonderful folks. Thank...
2020-12-21 12:46:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow. End of season 3 for reals? MAN do I ever love learning about art supplies.
Time truly does speed by so I painted this slow sloth to remind me to take a minute and appreciate rest, even when the world is a circus.
Thank you beautiful Patrons for being a bright spot during one heck of a year. You're wonderful.
Take it slow if you need to. You're allowed.
B
2020-12-15 23:52:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello you wonderful Patrons. This month’s exclusive comic, I was thinking about how much I love the pieces I get to make this time of year. There are always commissions on the go here at Art in Jest HQ, but these days I work on a particularly high number of special pieces that someone has asked for because they want to give art to someone they love. I get to commemorate people and pets, make family portraits, draw childhood homes, paint shelf portraits...we get to go through this process to...
2020-12-15 12:03:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Little early look at a comic before it gets published! YOU GUYS I think I’m going to actually get a haircut, like...not done myself with kitchen scissors. *GASP
In the meantime, HairBeast continues to try to smother me in my sleep.
Be well wonderful folks! Are you doing any radical acts of self care this month? Do tell. Huge thanks to all of your for your support. You’re wonderful.
B
2020-12-12 02:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello lovely folks.
I had so much fun mailing out your perks this month. Wanted to pop this video over here if you'd like to catch me doing some tech-struggling followed by drawing and musing and wondering and thinking out loud. Little livestreams can be such a nice way to clear your thoughts!
I was thinking about expectations and the stress they can cause...fitting with the theme of the LOAFLIFE designs this month! Thank you for being a support AND a place to clear my ...
2020-12-09 01:11:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello lovely folks. I can’t wait for you to get this month’s perks! They turned out pretty great I think :)
I wanted to share this little comic here for you before it goes out on socials. I run to let my “inner child” run rampant when o need the creativity and impulse to go wild BUT it always has some interesting side effects...cleaning up after myself is a constant struggle. WORTH IT.
What do you do to get your creative side to come out?
Hope you’re letting that...
2020-12-07 15:08:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello you beautiful Patrons.
WELL. Here we are in the holiday season with all manner of weirdness happening all over the world. The holidays can be a time of immense pressure at the best of times and the feeling that we need to "make it work" might be even stronger than ever.
The LOAFLIFE series is meant to remind us that sometimes you just gotta put on feetie pyjamas and eat snacks off your tummy y'know? If you're feeling overwhelmed or stressed or just fatigued and need to take ...
2020-12-01 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello lovely Patrons!
There's a Sketching and Self Care workshop coming up and YOU are all invited! If you're in the $10 or $20 tiers, you get free access to these sessions! Just send me a note and I'll get you a guest link! I wanted to have something to help unwind after the potentially-hectic holidays for people to chill out, give as gifts, and just use to unwind.
A reminder that you also have the option to GIFT YOUR PERKS any time you like! Just send me a note within the first ...
2020-11-25 21:23:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Just wanted to pop this video over here for you beautiful people. The Ugly Sketchbook streams are such a nice way for me to ramble around my brain and do some drawing at the same time.
What are you practicing these days? Patience? Knitting? Juggling? Parkour? I'm always working against that instinct to only do things I'm immediately good at. Why are we so self conscious about our learning process? Let's celebrate those mishaps! It means we're working near our edge.
Happy Monday yo...
2020-11-23 21:48:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Lovely Patrons!
Some of you folks know I've been doing some livestreaming over on Instagram where I just wander around my thoughts a little bit and get more in shape for sketching and speaking simultaneously (say that five times fast).
After the stream, I post them over on YouTube and I wanted to share one here with you guys along with a little bit of the behind the scenes / thought process for these streams.
I realized that I was working through all kinds of dif...
2020-11-18 19:36:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Little early look at a comic that hasn’t been released yet. I wanted to share this here before it went out on socials because the season is here for gift giving in all it’s forms. I think SUCH loving thoughts of all those early planners who give themselves (and me) time to make all their artsy dreams come true.
Here’s to the people who make the effort to shop local and shop small. YOU beautiful people are supporting this little artist who could and I am so incredibly grateful for ...
2020-11-17 21:04:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Ohhh Patrons. What a strange strange time. I wanted to make this month's Patreon exclusive comic about the things that have changed, but also the things that are the same when teaching virtually.
I am SO very lucky to have the set up I need and the space I want to be able to deliver virtual sessions. It feels safer and smarter right now of course, but also it's something that I recognize is a huge privilege to be able to do.
I LOVE teaching workshops. My little extroverted h...
2020-11-15 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post