Sani | N. Montoya

Thank you always for your uplifting words. I’m excited to get back to it ☀️

Thank you :)

Sometimes I’ve wished I didn’t have to go to a workplace so I could stay home & put energy into things I genuinely care about. But then, I’m also grateful since I do have stable income & health insurance.

But my jobs over the years have also wrecked my hands and body so,

I keep trying to multitask when I’m in school; Classes, homework, work work, gym, making sure the dog gets his exercise, daily life at home w/ family

But more often than not, I’m usually burnt out most days so I only draw for short increments if/when I have the time to

Three traditional ink drawings from a few years ago. Left features a young man with a backwards cap and black clothes. Purple smoke and color. Right is Undyne from Undertale. Bottom is a white Tiger with a blue butterfly surrounded by Tiger Lily flowers

I’ve finished Spring semester this year so I’ll be able to return to making artwork soon :)

My new computer is setup and I’m almost done re-installing all my programs and tools. Slowly, I’ll get back into the flow of things.

#SaniArts

Yep, finished, the line continues
#characterdesign #oc #ocart #alien

Shush 👁️ I think you have a lovely profile

It suits you 🧡

I have a Roman/Aquiline nose. None of the women in the younger generations of my family have one.

Because of societal distortions on beauty I often felt insecure about my nose, but have come to appreciate it over the yrs. It’s disheartening to see ppl “correct” something that doesn’t need fixing.

✨🌠 REACH FOR THE STARS ZINE IS OUT!!! 🌠✨ #art #sth
Here's the page art I did for it! :D

Go download it rn for free!! It's massive and beautiful and should be seen by all:
reachforthestarszine.itch.io/reach-for-th...

Big thank you to @reach4thestarszine.bsky.social who hosted it 💙

Unfinished drawing

Finished center piece

A before and after

this is peak dragon ball for me, personally

Fashionable hog 👌🏼

少年たちの探検

They’re just mad they aren’t on the radar.

I know we don’t talk much. But… my heart feels for both of you.

An aching heart is one that still beats. Take care of yourselves, and keep choosing to love with all your soul. Because that soul is beautiful, bright, and while tired, remains alive.

Regardless, my mind settles on relationships often. Given my life experiences, that’s a given. I can admit there is a fear there. Loving is rewarding, but also terrifying. To let anyone into our little worlds.

Yet you’ve done it. And you’re both immensely brave for opening those doors. (2)

A partnership is something I’ve yet to experience. It’s often an impossible thing to imagine for me. And I’ve yet to actually want that, if I ever do.

I’ve never truly felt comfortable with anybody. Then again, I’ve never been around others enough for anything to evolve into anything more. (1)

🫂

A digital painting of an ice cube, followed by several hands closed over each other with water pouring from them. Bold text on the art reads: "ICE MELTS".

so don't get too comfortable.

#art

We have one of these at my workplace. Different brand though.

I tried it a few times and it’s genuinely nice. They have heat compression, different pressure levels, have vibration, and can massage your fingers to your palm or wrist.

Feels a bit odd at first but pretty neat.

Looking into 2026, seeing nothing but birds. #birdsies #artwork

It’s the spider revealed through the trees after catching the wasp that gets me 😂

Cool cool 😎 I can’t wait to see more of the world you guys are building :)

Adra seems like a flirtatious character. 🤔

They’re always playing around with the others. Or drawn as having suggestive interactions.

feeling uninspired? burned out, even? but still wanna create?

follow your curiosity. watch a documentary, read a book, go down a wiki rabbit hole, check out that park you've been meaning to go to. take photos, write notes, build your own library. most of all - rest. ur art will be where u left it.

art nouveau green (?) wood door in a brick house, 6 Rue du Lac in Brussels, Belgium. architect Ernest Delune.

every once in a while i remember this door

Today's Sega Character of the Day is Clawz from NiGHTS into Dreams!

“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

For people that feel helpless, this period is so tough but there's ways to help for anyone. Go out there support Venezuelan ppl and artists living in it as they prepare for unpredictable times

Here is a starter pack of artists with commissions or donations open as well:
go.bsky.app/8daQmpX