buckweiser

Hello there,

As you may have been noticed, this account has been pretty quiet over the past three months. Notes have been unanswered, commission progress has been absent, and I haven't drawn a single thing since June or something.

I would like to say I am sorry for my inactivity. Especially to my pending clients.

The sad reality is, I am being sapped of energy from my job. Managerial positions haven't had a good track record of making life easier in general, and the responsibilities I have as well as the actual work I have not only robs me of time, but also creative energy. This is why I haven't moved at all in the past three months. It was foolish of me to say I'll be back in July.

That being said, I will be giving my clients the option to reclaim their commission funds from me. However do take note that this will take time, as I will need to both make the necessary funds, and reimburse them through PayPal. Of course, you can also wait for my schedule to clear up, but my next clear stretch of workable time is towards the end of December, around Christmas time.

If you would like to contact me, please contact me through Facebook on the Art by Buckweiser page, or through my Discord tag, Buckweiser#1045. I cannot guarantee my presence here on DeviantArt for the immediate future, but rest assured that I will be back and in action as soon as I possibly can.

Thank you for your understanding, and once again, I humbly apologize for the inconvenience.

With all regards,
Buckweiser

So, I'm leaving my job.

I am departing my workplace on the 18th of October, which means I'll have much more time to draw again. I'll be attending to commissions, old and new, as well as a few personal pieces that have been stalled since December of last year. Hopefully by then people are still interested in commissioning me, and I'm also considering doing things like Patreon or something like that if I could get a consistent supply chain rolling. 

Now a quick note though is that starting October 19, I will be reviewing for my architecture licensure exams while allotting time to draw again. Also, I'm going to be looking for alternative sources of income while I'm unemployed. If any folks want to support me or something like that, I'll be leaving my PayPal address here.

Until I get to draw more stuff,
Bucky

Yo, so my homie AiDraws was pickpocketed a few days ago. Now, while it may sound like a small thing for y'all in the First World, keep in mind that most of us live off our phones for connectivity to the outside world. It's an essential part of work and play here.

So we're plugging his commissions announcement all across the board. Please consider helping this wonderful artist out. 

Ambi's Commission Sheet (Details and Prices)These are my current pricing for my commissions
Send me a note, if you have some questions and/or interested.

So, if you've been noticing, both my commissions and personal art has become increasingly sporadic since mid-2014. I figured, with the dust settling from the worst of what's happened in the past two years, allow me to give y'all a quick update on what's been happening. (Note: I may have hinted on some of these topics at different points in time on art descriptions, journals and personal communiques with y'all.)

- First of all, I graduated from university. Yay, I guess. This explains my absence between 2014 and 2015, as most of my time was spent working on my thesis (which I barely passed). 
- My grandfather passed away late 2014, which threw a wrench in my schedule, as I had to play catch-up at school after having to attend to the week-long wake with family.
- I started my first job in May of 2015. I stayed there for six months, enduring a horribly underpaid, understaffed and overworked crew of three (eventually just two). Sixteen-hour workdays were common then. I left informally (as I did not sign a contract anyways).
- My laptop of two years decided to die due to a faulty charger in September of 2015. It was repaired, but at great cost, and I lost most of my previous data.
- I received a Surface tablet from my aunt and uncle for Christmas, and it too somehow went INOP for two months, but came back online.
- I applied for and got into my current job, which is just as hectic and demanding as the last job, but at least I have six other people to share the load with this time.
- I was twice denied a US Visa, which I intended to use to attend BronyCon 2015 and 2016. Eventually, as per agreement with my crowdfunding donors, we settled to use the proceeds to build me a workstation (which I'm producing art with now.)
- Due to some long-seated anxiety, I started seeing a psychiatrist back in June 2016. I was cleared to not need constant therapy sessions after around two months, but I'm advised to come meet periodically to monitor my progress.

...which brings me to where I am now. I am now trying my best to get back in the groove art-wise, and I've recently posted my first art piece in months. I've also been working on the Rogue Diamond comic crew (illustrated by Pia-sama) as a weapons illustrator. I promise I'll be posting more stuff as soon as I can make them. 
To those who have commissioned me, please remind me of your commissions. Some have been around for years, I know, and I'm really, really sorry for the delays. (These delays weigh heavily on my mind, you know.) 
Some might think I've been evasive about things lately - it's not the case. Between a six-day-a-week dayjob, the four hours of traffic jams daily that I have to endure, the bills, my ailing grandmother, managing my local brony group (and the upcoming SEAPonyCon), please check them out), and my personal grievances in life, I've been finding it harder to make the time necessary to art. But I'm not giving up.

And I appeal to those who follow me not to give up on me either.