I am sorry for my silence the past few weeks, I am dealing with/working through a case of artist block. I assure all my loyal followers/watchers/fans that I will be back to work and post stuff as soon as I can. Thank you for your patience. Ryngs
Embrace what you want to do, & do it NOW!.. NOTHING IS going to be here forever... YOU are not going to be here forever!
My Patreon is here: https://www.patreon.com/BronteyBlue Due to the recent pay structure changes by Patron I have removed the old pay Tiers from public access, and created new tiers. Those that are still paying on the old tiers can keep doing so if you wish. I have made a Basic ($1.60 = $2), Fan ($4…
My Etsy store is up and running, 2 Paintings are avalible and several matted prints. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RaccoonArts Enjoy
OMG! I have gained 500 Followers here on Weasyl. Thank you all for the follows. [Bows]
I am Guest of Honor for Konsplosion! How did this happen?!... I was recently made Guest for a Comic Con called Kosplosion. http://konsplosion.com/ I am humbled. I was told 2 weeks ago it was a rather bit of a surprise, but was so busy with getting ready for MFM I forgot to post about it. It was rat…
I am back from MFM 2017 ( https://www.mephitfurmeet.org/ ). I had a really great time. Best MFM in a few years. I felt really welcome, I was made to feel like a real “Fine Artist”. I got invited to several room parties (something that hasn't happened in a long time), unfortunately I had other respo…
Off to MFM I go. I have lots to sell at my table this year.... Well, more then usual. A few examples of what will be up for offer: Original works: https://www.weasyl.com/~ryngs/submissions/1524575/together https://www.weasyl.com/~ryngs/submissions/1529160/say-hello-to-my-little-friend https://www.w…
How can I improve my art? I am seriously asking you (the reader): How can I improve my Art? I am not looking for a critique of anyone posted piece of art, I am asking in general. What can I do to make my art more “Wow” and more “Eye Catching”, and “More Enjoyable” for you all. Tell me what elements…
Just writing to say TFF was a blast (didn't like having to do the overflow hotel thing tho, that was kinda annoying). Thank you for all those that hit me up, complimented me, bought ALL my stock art, and commissioned me for sketch books and badges at the Con. Maybe next Con I will have all my shit…
I am not dead... I will leave the gory/boring details of my current state of affairs to the imagination as they are long, and grim. I will say: Season affected disorder + current state of the world + feelings of total alienation from this reality and the people in it + getting sick + getting snowed…
2017 is starting out well Sarcasm... Started with food poisoning puking/dry heaving on the 1st and 2nd, that turned into stomach issues that has lasted 2 weeks. Got snowed in from the conventions I was GoH at resulting in missing it, and now I have caught a cold. I must also mention the overwhelmin…
I am the GoH at this Con this year. So, go to it! Bring me Scotch! ArkConsas is Little Rock's First Furry Con being held Jan 5th-9th 2017 with Pre registration ending Dec 17th So if you want to be a part of the first year chaos, we mean convention, register soon to avoid higher at the door prices.…
Where have I been, and what have I been doing?... I always regret doing these disappearing acts, but I need them to recharge my creative, mental, and emotional batteries. Normally, this is a month or two where I withdrawal from the world, and reorganize my thoughts, and my spirit. Drain off the neg…
Sorry I have been quiet as of late. Late summer is always a rough season for me. Its hot (my least favorite condition), the light is changing (yay, moodiness!), in addition WoW has a new expansion (my heroin comes back again and again; I am such a tool). I have had to prep for my dealers table for…
Finally updated my site, after 4 months of not doing so. Still need to get the Cosutmes page together, but at least the art is up to date. http://www.raccoonarts.com/ Enjoy Grin Ryngs
For those of you who might not know, I have a Patreon, and I am seeking support for those able to give. I want everyone to know what I use the funds I am given on my Patreon for, and to realize that your support is not going to waste. The art supplies I use are top end, artist quality, and archival…
TFF 2016: Went to TFF last week... More like drug kicking a screaming out of the safety of my hole. I had so many excuses for why I should not have gone. Most turned out to be unfounded, and the others worked them self out. I am glad I went, I NEEDED it. It was an amazing Con, had a few truly AMAZI…
I am currently packed for TFF, and I plan on being there. I will attempt to be in the Artist Alley (or if I can find a fellow artist split the cost of a Dealers Den Table). If I get a table I will be offering the following: Charcoal/Graphite Laminated Badges. Sketch Book Art 3 small scale badge pai…
I have been given the honor of being the Guest of Honor (GOH) at the newly founded Arkconsas Arkansas first Furry Convention in 2017. http://www.arkconsas.com/wpmocha/goh/ I am truly honored. I will post more about this as information come available. [Grin] Ryngs
Seeing as it is Black Friday, and both my Birthday and Christmas are right around the corner, its time for my annual Wish List. Which consist of the usual impossibilities of World Peace, Compassion, and Understand to all creatures. In addition to the possible, mostly art supplies of one form or ano…
This is my Palette. With a Grey Scale range of paint. As I am in the process of painting the current commission. Even without any color, its a beautiful thing. Grin https://www.patreon.com/posts/grey-scale-3748147
“How do you suggest I improve my Art?” “What would you, my viewers/fans like to see in my Art?” “What way do you suggest I do to increase my visibility and viewers/fans/customers?” All input welcome. [Grin[ Ryngs Current Commissions information here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7124352/
I am looking for a dragon fur named Drossen, who commissioned me at MFM 2015, The email info he gave me is not working, and I have tried repeatedly every other means to get a hold of this dragon. All I know is his name is Drossen, he is a Dragon, his e-mail begins with fday, and he writes in cursiv…
Today was the 5th anniversary of the airing of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. In celebration, I held a party and a viewing of several fan made animations (piecing together a story that stretched over a thousand years, starting with the Fall of the Crystal Empire, then the Rise and Banishment…
So, much has went on in the passed 2 weeks. I have come out of my summer time melancholy, but lack a clear focus. I have a hundred things I want to make and do (artistically). Then I have the things I NEED to do (standing commissions). I am trying not to get overwhelmed by my thoughts. “The best wa…
I needed that! MFM was fantastic this year, and I feel rejuvenated! So much went on it would take to long for me to give a accurate con report. I will summarize as best as I can: I was really stressed about going this year. I have been in a deep dark place the passed 2.5 months, all artist blocked,…
All I want to do I sleep, eat, and ride my bike... I want to ride it as far and fast as I can. I rode it last night/this morning at 2:30am for almost 2 hours. I rode from my house to Dickson Street, up and all over the University of Arkansas Campus, down Garland, to Agri-Park, back down the bike tr…
Added the head and tail light and a easily removable small pannier bag (An old lap top bag I converted for light trips, to carry tools, locks, sun block, etc). http://stickypawz.timduru.org/Misc/Stuff/NuBic/IMG_1991.JPG I spent part of yesterday and a lot of today riding the new bike. It goes so fa…
The New Bike The new bike has arrived. To all of you who helped me out I thank you. Between the donations and the commissions, you have made it possible for me to not only get back on the road, but do so with a much better ride then I had before. So, I deeply thank you all [Bows] The new bike is a…
I am closing the fund raiser at this time. If you have read my previous two journal posts, you will know that I had an accident on my bike which severally damaged my only means of transportation. I started a Fundraiser to help me replace my bike, and the accessories that were ruined. Through the do…
Yesterday, I posted about my accident that damaged my bike, and has left me without any sort of independent transportation. Here: There has been a tidal wave of sympathy, and several offers of support. It is bit over whelming, and I thank you all, deeply. I hate asking for help, or begging for mone…
Well, I am boned. My only means of transportation is wrecked. Not many people know, I am poor. I don't own much, and I live a simple modest life. I do not own a car, I can not afford to get one or pay the up keep. So, I ride my bike every where in town to do everything. Groceries, pay bills, go to…
WARNING: This is a very long read. So, I went to a Brony Con in KC this past weekend. Mid West Brony Fest. I am still having trouble processing the experience. It has left me some what distressed and very broke. On one hand I had a few truly stellar experiences, on the other it was nothing what I e…
Because of the number of messages, e-mails, and questions about how I dealt with my diabetes diagnosis through diet and exercise, I decided to make a detailed post to answer as many of the questions and the curious as I can. If you don't know what I am talking about here is the previous post: https…
One Year and One Month ago, I was forced into a very bad situation. After much suffering, after turning my life and my spirit up side down. Through the tears, fears, and anxieties. Today, that saga has come to an end. I do NOT have Type II Diabetes. My Doctor said so him self... One Year and One Mo…
I now have a Patreon account, If you'd like to support me and my art, go here: https://www.patreon.com/Odis_Holcomb Thanks Grin
Today is another MLP episode (Season 5 Episode 4). It was AWESOME! I will not give any detail to avoid spoilers. To go with the show, I made some more Equestrian Fare. Equestrian Hot Dogs with Chili, and Apple Chips, served with apple cider. http://stickypawz.timduru.org/Art/Misc/RareHue/IMG_1912.j…
First, my Art will NOT change, because I am a Unicorn and Brony! I am still a Realist Furry Artist, Illustrator, and Portrait Painter... Period! Its seems that with some (not all) furry artists they're the phenotype they are because that is what they like to draw... NOT ME!!! I can't stress that en…
Well, this is a pickle... My whole announcement that I am now a Unicorn named Rare Hue WAS meant to be in the spirit of April Fool Day. I was a Brony before this ordeal, and have been sense the beginning. I was before Bronies were called such. It was just a thing. I didn't make to much out of it, I…
From this time forward, let everypony know I am no longer a Raccoon Fur... I am now a Unicorn! I shall no longer be known as Ryngs Rakune... That name is dead to me. I will from now on be known as “Rare Hue”! Here is my new self: http://stickypawz.timduru.org/Art/01RareHue.html http://stickypawz.ti…
For the longest time the only thing that has bothered me about my town was the lack of a Real and True Art Supply Store. For years all there has been is Hobby Lobby Hisssss & Boooo, The University of Arkansas Book Store (Also mostly Student quality, but a far smaller section), and the sad excuse of…
For those leaving FA I am not leaving (at least not yet), but for those who are leaving and looking for me else where here are places you can find me: Personal Website: http://stickypawz.timduru.org/ Art Sites: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/stickypawz/ https://www.weasyl.com/~ryngs (If your on We…
The world of spirits and totems can be a complex place, especially when combined with the mortal world of Furry, its culture, and is perceptions. Four years ago I changed my phenotype from Raccoon to Rat. I could write an essay as to my reasons, but needless to say it was a necessary change. Well,…
No, not that "D" you pervs!... I had a Doctors appointment last week, another Diabetes Test and Exam. I am now 231lbs (down from 310lbs+ a year ago), 120 over 79 Blood Pressure, Perfect Heart Rate, Perfect Cholesterol, and my A1C was 5.6 (Perfectly Normal Blood Sugar). All with NO medication. The D…
Not looking for sympathy. Just saying. Wednesday morning before sunrise I was out doing my daily bicycle ride (10-15 miles). Most of the bike trail here is well lit with street lamps, and at that hour there rarely are any other people out on the trail, just the way I like it. The trail out towards…
As usual, I went to MFM 2014 this year. It was my 15th time attending. This one was just as great! Even though it was 4 days long, it was to short. Saturday was by far the best for me. I hung with old friends, and ended up in the dance for 3+ hours, with regular silly trips into the ball pit of doo…
All slots have been filled for this round. However, if you are interested in a commission of 16" x 20" or larger I will take a few of those. If interested, please inquire to rakune[at]gmail.com for details. More Info can be found here: http://stickypawz.timduru.org/SPStore.htm Thank you Grin
I am now open for five commissions at this time. To be done in Full Color (Acrylics), or Grey Scale (Charcoal). Examples of what I am currently offering: Full Color (Acrylics): http://stickypawz.timduru.org/Art/01SkreftCol.htm http://stickypawz.timduru.org/Art/01Quix.htm http://stickypawz.timduru.o…
So, I have a new blog. Up until this point I have been using LiveJournal sense 2000 for all my musings and to post my art. It has met my needs in all those years, and I am stubborn to change when I am comfortable with something, but it is not as well read as it once was, and seems to be dying. So,…
I hate it when I realize that I have gotten to a comfortable artistic skill level (An extreme rarity in my life; as I am never satisfied), then I come across an artist who does almost the same thing I do, but they are slightly better at it then me at it.... There goes that comfort zone... I must ge…
Dear Hewlett Packard, For years I have used your Printers, and my first computer was mostly HP components. A few years ago I purchased a D1660 Inkjet, seeing as I am a freelance artist and illustrator its was all I could afford at the time. It was the third HP Inkjet I have owned, the previous 2 we…
This is a mostly complete Step by Step of how I do a painting. I usually work in thin layered glazes or semi-opaque layers called "Velatura" built up over a thin under-painting. There are around 8-10 steps in all: The Thumbnails, The Drawing, The Transfer of the Drawing, The Color Test, The Sealing…
Commission are now closed. Stay tuned as I may accept more before this batch is complete. Thanks you for your interest. Ryngs
I am now open for five full color commissions at this time. To be done in Acrylics, or Oils (Oils upon request) on Masonite (Hardboard). Examples of what I am currently offering: http://stickypawz.timduru.org/Art/01SkreftCol.htm http://sthttp://stickypawz.timduru.org/Art/01DragBar.htmickypawz.timdu…
Oils, or Acrylics?... That is the question for today... For this: http://stickypawz.timduru.org/Art/01JemDrkMan.htm I am at the point where I am ready to do the under painting, but I can't decide which medium to use. Oils take longer, but are more versatile and luminous. Acrylics are much much fast…
Due to the recent furry migration, I figured it was time to dust off my Weasyl account. I have not posted here in some months, because I was over whelmed with to many accounts in different places. When I was posting new art or journals it was taking me around 2 hours. As a note however, I am not le…
Just updated my web site with recent works (that have already been posted elsewhere). http://stickypawz.timduru.org/index.html It has been 2 months sense I updated my site. Two months ago seems like a lifetime ago... A lot happened in that time, but the 3 weeks I was ill really messed me up, and th…
I had intended on opening for a number commission slots the first week of April sometime. Over the Easter weekend I got not one but 3 large scale commissions (16” x 20” and up... As mentioned here: http://stickypawz.timduru.org/SPStore.htm), which I take when not open for regular commissions. I was…
Well, I am going to have a Dealer's Table at my next Convention. I have already decided this. However, I am not sure what to make to sale at one. There will be Prints of course. I have a short list of things and I have started to build my merchandise stock (its not much). I will attempt to sale mos…
I am back home from FWA... Well, it was relaxing... I went expecting awesome and got “meh”... I did not get to hang out much with anyone, did not get invited to any parties, and accomplished nothing. The new hotel while a Sci-Fi architects wet dream with very posh rooms is badly laid out for a furr…
Well, I am all packed, and will be leaving for FWA. See some of you there. *Grin* Ryngs D. Ratt
Doing it right is better then doing it fast, I suppose. Decided to do something a bit different with the last commission. So, I jumped headlong into it, and it blew up in my face (Charcoal every where, and paper ruined). One problem was I did not have the right tools for the job so I improvised (no…
So, I am doing a little Internet Spring Cleaning. My internet presence is a mess, partly my fault, and partly from others using my name, and not sure how to fix it. I am trying to use my name "Ryngs", and correct my mistake in using Stickypawz as an identifier. Opened a Twitter, Weasyl, and DA acco…
