FURSONAS

Humankind has used anthropomorphic animals for tens of thousands of years, a tradition that continues today in the furry fandom. In this fandom, most people have Fursonas, anthropomorphic animal characters that embody one or more qualities of their creator. In a subculture dedicated to commissioning or creating illustrations of someone’s Ideal, Paradigm, and/or Avatar, the potential for personal development cannot be understated. Personal art of my own fursonas are dedicated to documenting and celebrating my personal growth through a subculture I’m honored to consider one of my homes.

RESIN

Resin, the black hare, feels more like a being I had the pleasure of meeting rather than a character I designed. Born from a dysfunctional marriage, lack of self-esteem, and a disconnect from my God, Resin serves as an illustrated prayer for peace, presence, and confidence. Every single image of Resin was created in moments where I chose a healthy behavior over succumbing to withdrawals.

This is a small selection of works featuring the character, but you can find the entire history of the character and his evolution in BEOKAY, or by exploring the backlog of posts on my Patreon on the Black Hare tier.

Resin is about my connection to a higher power.

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Resin Connection

At the heights of my sobriety, by sitting with discomfort instead of self-medicating by distractions, my empathy and spiritual connection is its strongest. The sensation goes far beyond my body, as illustrated by the third eye of Resin no longer limited to his forehead.

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Resin Arch

The pressures of a world unkind to the different, fearing a constant of being “the other”, even in the most intimate and sensitive of spaces, this painting of Resin illustrates a hope in the future rather than succumbing to an uncertain present.

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Resin Petraglyph

White abstractions bridge the past of BEOKAY with a 2019 pursuit of the Buddhist principle of suchness during a stressful time in my life. These qualities of vent art with the resilience posture of Resin serve as a prayer for strength.

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Resin Grounding

A hands and feet study of a character that is until now always seen with a face engaging with the viewer. How much of the character can exist in an image of only the hands and the feet?

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Resin Palm

The first of my paintings of Resin that was initiated by a gesture from my imagination instead of a photo reference, this piece taps into new levels of direct engagement to the viewer.

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RAMSES

A character born from my desire to explore reincarnation, my connection to others, and multicultural ties and identity through my now terminated marriage, Ramses also serves as a vehicle for those very human energies that are aggressive and sexual in nature.

Ramses is about navigating my place in society.

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Control

In a tropical vacation home, Ramses allows himself to be bound by cords, while a knife rests in his teeth. This setting is an allegory of the trust I granted myself in travelling across the world to meet a friend I had previously known only online.

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Angry

Painted freshly in the face of diminishing ties between my past self, this vent art came after granting myself the space to feel angry. The fury and confusion radiating off of Ramses’ shoulders is composed from photo textures of my childhood church choir and a youth concert from my Alma Mater.

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MONKEY JONATHAN

Born from a desire to create furry art as autobiography, MJ imagery resolves to remove as much space as possible between a photo of the artist and a digital image of an anthro spider monkey. For the first time, my furry art prioritizes sharing my lifestyle, from character to environment. You can read more about the thought process behind his origins here.

Monkey Jonathan is about sharing my direct experiences with others.

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MJ

Monkey Jonathan is my resolve to feature anthro art of my lifestyle. No allegory, no fantasy, no embellishing. Just an anthropomorphic spider monkey whose imagery will always at the mercy of a reference photo from myself or a friend.

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MJ Feet Study

Despite successfully finding my body attractive and appreciating compliments on characters in reference to my anatomy, my relationship to feet was far removed from the rest of my body. Through the character most closely tied to my humanness, I treat the feet in this study as a prominent composition on my refusal to be scared of myself, running into new self discovery instead of hiding in the shadows.