freedan-creates

Art & Money

In which Freedan’s opening an art store and Instagram account sets him off on an existential rant If money can’t buy happiness, why is it a driving force in so ...

My Artist Bio 2022

As part of a major update for my website, I've updated my artist bio. I'll be making another announcement, also related to my art and website shortly! The obser...

Sketches From 2021 - A Retrospective

Introduction I started a daily sketching project on May 25 of 2021. As stated in my initial blog post on the subject, the goal was to complete a meaningful task...

On Taboos And Hedonism

Today, I released a NSFW (Not safe for work) piece of artwork for the first time. It’s partly a tongue-in-cheek celebration of my 69th daily sketch release. The...

Daily Sketches Weeks 2 - 3

It has been nearly a month since I started my "daily sketches" routine. It has proven to be a major boon to my artistic output, and a source of inspiration when...

Daily Sketches Week 1

I once heard some life advice related to productivity: Make your bed every day. The goal is that, by completing a simple task each day, you will feel a sense of...

Animating Tanglehead

Introduction Tanglehead was the first painting I ever animated. In this post, I'd like to pull back the curtain a bit and show how I brought it to life. Link to...

Painting Process - Planet of Anger

Introduction When I began my latest painting, planet of anger, I decided to document the creation process from start to finish. If you'd like to get into digita...

Setting Sail

Introduction I am in the middle of a major transition in my life. This blog post will serve to document some of my journey to the present, and will serve to kic...