Well friends, we've reached the end of another month, which in turn heralds the start of another. I dunno about you, but I have been feeling the psychic pressure of all this to a greater extent than usual. My pep has popped, my verve has swerved, I couldn't even really enjoy this year's Mad Ape Den. There may be some delays as my capacity falls behind my commitment.

In the meantime, please enjoy the attached atworks that I have helpfully drawn over the course of this month.

Well, hello there. If you're anything like me (statistically speaking, you likely ARE me) then the last month has not been conducive to the production of creative works. This is a time of great upheaval, and even if you like what's going on in the world (statistically speaking, you do not) you would have to be incredibly naive to not be worried about what the consequences of these recent events will be.

But that is not why you come here. You are here to see the art I produced last month. It is not much. You have my apologies for that. The worst part is after a flurry of activity in January, I have not produced a new comic page since February 1st. At this moment I still have comics to post until mid April, so it's not yet a big concern. If I can get my nose back to the grindstone in March I ought to be able to complete the next scene of the story, which includes an introduction to the power of Artifice. Now, please click through and see my meager offerings to you, my gracious viewer.

It is widely acknowledged that August is not a creative month. Despite this, I have managed to produce not one, but several additional images of Natasha. Additionally, I have made progress with 3D backgrounds for reference and use with the free program Sweet Home 3D, perhaps I should share that progress in an additional post.
In addition to the standard assortment of Natashas we also see Virginia and Evangeline, Natasha hanging out with Stuart Gipp's Merry (Read Merry Hell), and an unnamed curly haired girl with glasses! Neat!

August 2022 was quite the month for art. This month, artists dared to ask the question "What if a hoodie was like a onesie?" The answer is it would be weird. Thankfully, non-onesie hoodies remain a winning fashion choice.
It was a good month for supporting characters this month, with strong showings from Evangeline, Virginia, Mr. E, Asher, and Ashley. Even the mysterious hero City Hawk appears. What's his deal? There's also more fanart of Stuart Gipp's Merry Hell, with Jess giving Merry the business. Lastly, there was some fun experimenting with hand gestures for the some of the many gods of Dimestore Novel. Are they canon? Probably not!

Have you heard of Merry Hell? It's a comic by friend of the site Stuart Gipp about disastrous relationships and also fighting demons from hell. You will find art of Merry among what I've drawn this month. In addition, I've drawn my siblings Ashley and Asher Owen, Natasha (of course) and Evangeline and Louise.
This is the month when I decided Ashley should have a robot arm. Her arm is inspired by one of my coworkers who has a prosthetic arm and instead of wearing a full-size one has opted to have a grabber just below his shoulder. I've always found that to be an interesting choice and it will inspire Ashley's non-standard arms for years to come.