After weeks of work this piece is finally completed. I've never used all these mediums together and it was quite a challenge, however I'm very happy with the result. 
Airbrushed Acrylic Pigmented Ink, Layers of brushed thinned pouring paint and metallics, Posca Pen outlines and finally Polychromos pencil shading on the background. This gives a super Matte background and gloss metallic foreground. 
I also noticed the highlights really pop in different colour light. 
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UPDATE
This along with several other pieces are currently at Prolab receiving the premium scan treatment which will allow for future limited and signed print runs. 
Also the Southern Forest piece is in for framing and has been entered into the Ipswich Art Awards Coming up in November. 
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I've been a bit quite over the past month however many shenanigans and goings on in the background. 
By the end of September I will have merged both websites. 
House of normal and the sketchbook completely onto the Fourthwall framework. Then both web addresses will link here. 
The store (currently Empty) will have a complete overhaul and both original and limited print stock will be added over the coming fortnight. 
This allows for complete store integration into my Twitch Live Streams. 
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On another note. Australia Post has temporarily suspended postal services to the United States due to newly imposed Tariffs. 
I hope this will be rectified soon and I will keep the store updated. 
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Chat soon. 

I have been working on this one over  the past week. Reminiscent of the previous 'baller worm' drawings over the past 20 years and seems to be a repetitive theme. This one's almost done. Acrylic pigmented inks with the airbrush, brushed pouring paint, metallic washes, posca pens and Polychromos pencils. 
Once this is finished I will be heading to the art reproduction house to get several pieces professionally scanned at national Art gallery quality, which will allow for limited archival print runs, stay tuned. 

Flashback Friday - Some Ball point pen drawings from my 'carry always' sketchbook. 
Mostly black ball point pen with some highlights done with a white chinagraph pencil. (a kind of wax pencil)

Pouring paint on canvas. Bit of an experiment as I don't really use pouring paint. 

The Bush Stone Curlew is one of my favourite  birds. Howling like a horror movie in the night. The one thing that really stands out is their giant eyes, which I made a feature. 

1220 x 800mm Airbrushed Acrylic / Glazed pouring acrylic, Pigmented ink, Posca Paint Pens on 2.2mm Ply. 

This is going in for an archival film scan ready for a print run. 
Stay tuned for details .

Airbrush Acrylic and Marker pen on Acrylic sheet.450mm x 450mm
Way back in 2001, I released a solo noise/experimental EP called The Initial Signs of Sodpops.
It featured four tracks, each quite different from the others.

The cover—like most of my art at the time—was drawn on whatever material I could get my hands on. This one was painted on a 5mm sheet of acrylic, with the original masking paper still attached. You can see part of the masking peeling up on the mid-left.

The painting still exists, though it's pretty worn now after suffering some water damage.

House of Normal Update

Hello everyone, and thank you to all who’ve signed up for a free account or are able to support us financially. Your encouragement keeps me motivated and helps fund our future creative projects.

I wanted to give you a bit of an update on how things are going, and what we’re planning next.

It’s been a pretty challenging process getting everything set up — the main website, this Fourthwall site, and all the socials — but now that it's all live and functioning, I’m happy with how it looks and works. That means it’s finally time to shift focus and start producing more creative content.

I’m currently supported by the Australian Government’s Small Business Assistance program, which has been incredibly helpful. That support ends in October, though, so I’m using the next three months to build momentum and set things in motion for the long term.

Until now, I’ve been working on art, animation, and game design with the aim of landing freelance contracts. But after months of refining what I actually want to do, I’ve realised I’d much rather focus full-time on personal projects — making regular animations, digital and traditional artworks, and building a community around our creative life.

Along the way, we also realised as a family that it’s not just about art. Our day-to-day life is filled with creative pursuits, and we’ve been slowly working toward something bigger for the past 10 years.

After a lot of testing, tweaking, and a few returns to the drawing board, we’re excited to say that House of Normal is now officially built around three main pillars:

1. Creative Projects — Art, animation, illustration, craft, and game development (board games, card games, video games — even Suki has made her own board game!)

2. Gaming & Entertainment — Minecraft SMP, family gaming, and wholesome fun

3. Microfarming & Lifestyle — Home-grown food, local living, and a slower, more intentional way of life

This reflects how we actually live, and by sharing it, we hope to show others that this kind of lifestyle is not only possible — it’s rewarding.

To support this, we’ve relaunched our YouTube channel and started streaming regularly again. We’re now live three times a week, each stream aligned with one of our pillars:

• Monday – Gaming

• Wednesday – Art & Creative

• Friday – Lifestyle & Homegrown living
  All streams are family-friendly and PG-rated.

We’re also uploading three YouTube videos each week, following a 3-week rotating schedule:

• Mondays – One long video

• Wednesdays and Fridays – Two themed Shorts

Weekly Focus:

• Week 1 – Gaming

• Week 2 – Lifestyle

• Week 3 – Art / Creative
  (Then it loops again.)

As part of this, all videos will be uploaded here on TheSketchbook.house, too.
Due to Fourthwall’s policies, posted videos are only visible to paid members — but I’ve made them available to all tiers, so you’ll always be able to watch them ad-free.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll also be uploading some of the older YouTube content to this site, so everything lives in one place. These will be organised into video series for easier browsing.

Once again, thank you so much for your support.

Now it’s time to climb the next mountain.

— Damien, Rosanna & Suki

Originally drawn on paper in the sketchbook, scanned, linework and colour in clip studio. I had huge issues with selecting a colour palette and tried many versions however I ended up grabbing a palette from Stimpy, (Ren and Stimpy) which in the end. made this look like Stimpy on an acid trip.