Not sure if this headline is effective for advertising because it implies that there is no new content, doesn’t it? There’s a “but” though. In fact, I’m rather happy because a couple of days ago I was asked if I still had my old artwork. (Also, there will be new content in the future.)

In case you’ve been following me for some time, you may remember that the first fanart I posted was about Star Wars. It was focused mainly on General Grievous and his homeworld Kalee. That was in 2006 (Gee, twenty years ago! I’m old!). Those were my first steps in the digital world when I decided to join deviantArt and getting my own website. Before I had only shared my artwork with friends and family. But then I thought: Why not make it more public and get some unbiased feedback?

The website you now see is the fourth iteration of my web presence. The very first one was a crude thing that I coded by hand in HTML. But it had some very elaborate animation going on that I put much time and love into. Maybe I can find a way to share it in parts for nostalgia.

When I was setting up the new webdesign for this site in 2024, I went through my archive folders and deviantArt. I didn’t look at my first website where all the Star Wars stuff had been though. I’d more or less forgotten about it because it was all stored on a hard drive that I rarely use. Plus I already had a broad variety of images that I could upload. But a couple of days ago I had a look and was quite astonished that there were images that hadn’t made it either to this website nor to deviantArt.

Since I was specifically asked for them and I still like them even though they’re quite old by now, I’ll post them here over the course of the coming weeks. Of course their age shows: Some look a little bit wonky because I changed my workflow and techniques but they are still an expression of my creativity and passion. Therefore expect to see a lot of Grievie in the future.

On a side note, I’m aware that I didn’t update this site over the last few months. Real life was busy and I had some tough weeks battling stress and dysphoria, plus ADHD paralysis struck me hard. I’m not fishing for pity, I just want to be transparent and no longer hide my everyday challenges. No more masking, no more pretending that I can cope because at times, I can’t. And that sucks.

Tl; dr: Expect to see Star Wars and General Grievous artwork as well as other old art from my first website. Also: ADHD can be a pain in the ass.

Thanks for reading and take care!
DS