Got these last Friday, thanks a lot to MAAS toys for sending me a complete set as well a cool shirt! I worked on the packaging design for Skiff and Gold while Bobby Skullface did the illustrations. What a nice way to cap a rather stressful week :)

The Last Knight: Bumblebee

Hi guys! Sharing something I had to put on hold for more than 2 months since we had our place renovated 😃 Please do visit my shops:

Red Bubble

https://www.redbubble.com/people/bryansevilla/works/28137889-bumblebee-transformers-the-last-knight?asc=u&c=714560-robots

Society 6:

https://society6.com/product/bumblebee-transformers-the-last-knight_t-shirt#s6-7692385p15a4v104a5v18a11v49

Design By Human:

https://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/t-shirt/men/bumblebee-transformers-the-last-knight-edit/761868/

Larger image here:

http://fav.me/dbo3mvx

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It feels good to be blogging again. It's nice to find a small place on the internet where you can write and only be noticed by people who really like to see what you are up to. It feels more intimate I suppose.

Anyway, it really feels good to have a partner that understands and supports you. I know that a lot of people see Kris and I just goofing around when we are together and that's why they think we weren't on any level serious about settling down but that's so not true. Kris has been the most fun I've ever had and she's literally my best friend for the past 7 years and counting and it feels weird to look at the date and realize that next month we'll be celebrating our wedding anniversary. Time flies fast :)

So I blew off someone today...

I got angry at a close friend today, something that rarely happens. I know that I don't get angered easily and when I do I tend to handle situations in a calm manner but this morning I felt that I needed to say something and I needed to be a bit more forceful because my friend stepped on some core principles that I have regarding my responsibilities in life and the manner in which I try to fill them in.

I think its wrong to say that I don't have responsibilities because my wife and I, we do have them, and its a lot and it's something we gladly do for our families. We believe that God gave these responsibilities for us to help us grow and so far we have been able to fulfill them because we studied and worked really hard to get to where we are today. By no stretch am I claiming that we are "successful" financially but I can say that we are in a generally good place at the moment and we are happy. To label me as a "textbook entrepreneur" just because I said no to a business proposal because I'm not a big fan of brick and mortar businesses these days is an insult not only to my efforts but also to my wife's work ethic. We've studied really hard and tested all that we know because that was all we had then, we were not funded by our parents so we had to trust on our efforts and to belittle all of that hard work is disrespectful, specially when you say it in front of other friends.

So yeah, I'm just  putting it here because I'm sympathetic to the plight of all of us online art entrepreneurs.  We are in a good place. Here,  effort and time is a good enough substitute for money if you want to start a business for yourself. Be open to the possibilities that the global art market opens for you and don't get distracted by the naysayers. I just blew someone off so it feel hypocritical to say this right now but mind you, I did say so in a respectful but direct manner because that is what he needed from me, and I tried really hard to state my case before I did so. So do your research and work hard and smart, and God willing everything will pay off eventually.

I'm on Youtube!

Yeah, I know, it's kind of old news by now but I haven't been able to make new videos since we've started renovating our Grandma's house two months ago and we've only moved in last week so I guess it is high time to get back into the groove of things and as such I'd like to announce, a very late announcement here on the blog, that I'm on Youtube. Yup, all things considered, just starting out, so yeah, please do share your love and subscribe to the channel below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXbsb_fB5LjAYHQ51YA37GQ?view_as=subscriber

Ok, so a bit of art for you guys and some thoughts:

There are people who will question the path that you take, well meaning ones and others who just want to prove that what they are doing is better than what you are doing or have basically messed up assumptions of what you do with your life. Sometimes the best way to handle this is to just let it go. I'm quite guilty about this because I tend to explain myself a lot to people because I want them to understand what I do but recently I have grown tired of this, of this need to explain myself to the point that they are satisfied with my explanation, like there is always a need to justify what I do. I'm not angry, I'm just irritated I guess.

But life goes on, so as long as I know that what I'm doing is right, I guess my course of action moving forward is to just tell what I need to tell them and move on. As much as I love a healthy debate I know that there are far more things of consequence in my life that I need and want to take care of. So there, cheers and God bless!