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Artist and quiet activist. I also work as a hostess at an adult club. I love rock music, creepy stuff, pretty girls and my honeybunny.

Did a sketch today of Da Vinci’s skull… it was a challenge because I wanted to do delicate hatch shading just like his. It’s not even close to the beauty of the original, but it was great for practice!
Sketch of my friend Miss Shawn, another 420 girl and pole dance instructor :) My drawing skills are very slowly starting to warm up again after years of dormancy, but there’s a long way to go!
Yay, I’m a featured artist on StonerDays.com! Check me out: http://stonerdays.com/e-charlene-schuster-featured-marijuana-artist Pretty sweet <3 ~CS
My quick little sketch inspired by the ganja goddess pic… Someone already asked to have this painted for their home so expect a complete version of this in color sometime in the future! (Exposed titty for peachesinyourcream)-CS
My club hired me to do a mural for their St Patricks Day event - this was done in a little over 4 hours. My first time using tempera paint, my first time painting on glass and my first time painting something so large!! It was so much fun, and they asked me to be their regular artist :):) A lot of little mistakes but I’m happy with it, especially because it’s just getting washed off in 3 days Next event is either Easter or a Space theme… already got ideas!

My dad’s birthday was yesterday. I already have missed the birthdays of my mom and older brother. I’ve been distant (little to no contact) from my family for pretty much my entire life and have become fully estranged in the past 2 years. I don’t regret it at all. I have a lot of healing to do and now that I’ve left my abusive past behind, I’m becoming a happier, better person. It’s intensely lonely and I have become a difficult person to know or get close to, but I know I’m going to end up just fine in the end. I’ve always been kind of a loner, even though I know and get along with many many people.

If anyone is going through a similar situation, feel free to shoot me a message. When everyone else is having amazing family moments and celebrations, it can be nice to talk to someone that understands.

Hoping I don’t look as tired as I feel :) 
Workin on a character based on Miss Shawn from a conversation we had… second sketch of many more before the final picture.
My newest kush pinup painting - Mary Jane Hyde checking in on her plants :)
Did a little gouache sketch - I couldn’t finish it completely since there were several varieties of spiders trying to make a home in my shorts.
Liberating

I know, I know - still working on that painting! I have less than 3 days to get my shit together and get it done in time. Now that I’m really running out of time I started making bold changes and actually started getting somewhere. Let’s hope it gets me somewhere fast enough.

Somewhat in the same vein, I kinda realized my painting block was caused by the same block that was on my life before. Ever since I stopped giving a flying fuck what anyone thought about me, my life started to get pretty awesome. After putting out my work, I got a lot of feedback - good and not so good (mostly very good, thankfully). Since I’m so new to this, I started getting caught in that trap where I was letting other’s opinions dictate my work and I got terribly lost in the process. It’s hit me like a ton of bricks and hopefully I won’t fall back into the same trap again. People are fans of my work for a reason. 

Moral of the story?

 The end :)

Pressure!

I’m participating in a Friday the 13th art show next month. The deadline is March 31st and I said I was bringing 5 pieces. Of course, the fifth piece is the one I’ve been stuck on for the past few months. I work really well under pressure, so I feel confident that I’ll finally finish it. Something about a deadline pushes me to be more decisive with what I do and I actually end up surprising myself at the end.

Inspiration :)

Page from my watercolor sketchbook. I go between faces while the washes are drying. I just started using gouache paint to sketch with and I really, really enjoy it. You can use it thin like watercolor but also straight from the tube to get oil/acrylic effects.