I know I haven't uploaded here regularly in a long time. It's not much of a surprise that once AI "art" became prevalent, I pretty much abandoned this place altogether. Seeing a site that I once truly loved flooded and besieged by AI garbage hurts. But... I may start posting here again. Apologies beforehand, though, if there's a big juicy watermark on everything going forward, lol. Deviantart still has a lot of traffic and reach--something that as a freelance artist is hard to ignore.
I have been improving behind the scenes, though. My current gallery doesn't reflect my real body of work. I still have a lot of growing to do, art-wise, but I've been experimenting with new techniques and improving skills since I've been gone. My Twitter/X page has a fair bit on it, but that's... well, Twitter/X is a dumpster fire these days, too, and I don't find myself visiting that place very often anymore--especially to post art. However, I do have a Bluesky account: same name as here and everywhere else, if you want to find me there.
Anyway. I think I will get back into posting here. It might take me a while to get back into the swing of things. We'll see.
RULES
1) You must post these rules.
2) You must share 10 facts about yourself.
3) You must answer the 10 questions asked by your tagger, and then create 10 new questions for the people you tag.
4) Tag 10 people (with icons) in your journal.
5) No tag-backs.
6) You must respond to the tag by creating a journal entry. No comments (unless it's about the entry).
10 FACTS
1) I'm a ginger.
2) I'm an introvert.
3) I collect a number of different things, including weapons, (Blades almost exclusively, and a few maces) fossils, books, and dragons.
4) I love reading.
5) I want to be an author.
6) I never feel like my art or writing is good enough, even though everyone tells me otherwise.
7) I live with my grandparents.
8) I'm jobless because I'm scared of what might happen to them when I'm not home to help them if something goes wrong.
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10) I love the smell of old books. The older the book, the better it smells!
10 questions
1) At the moment what is your favourite TV show?
Supernatural. I just got into it a while back, and it was interesting, so it stuck. But my all time favorite TV show is a toss-up between Doctor Who and Star Trek Voyager. Leaning a lot toward Doctor Who.
2) What was the last film you watched?
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl.
3) Why did you join dA?
I wanted a place to gather up my art into one gallery, and to get feedback. This was the best spot that I knew of at the time. Still is, really; I haven't been looking for another.
4) Why did you call yourself that?
Galanor is a name I've been using for roundabout ten years now. The Brighteye tagged onto it is just a name that I liked, since it denotes slyness and creativity.
5) What country would you really like to visit?
Ireland, or New Zealand. Or both! >:3
6) What do you do when you procrastinate?
Minecraft, mostly. Read, watch Netflix movies, draw. It varies; I have a hard time sitting in one spot for more than a few hours. There are times when I can't sit through a full movie.
7) If you could only ever read one book for the rest of your life, what book would that be?
Man, this is a hard one.... probably the Lord of the Rings. That's technically one book... right?
8) Name a song that makes you happy
Footloose! I can't stay sad when that or similar songs are playing.
9) Chocolate or jelly sweets?
Hm.... I like both. I tend to go toward fruit flavors, though, so jelly.
10) What is in your opinion the best thing in the world?
Nature... what's left of it.