When You Can't Escape Your Own Reflection, Identity & Trauma: Mirror_Of_Darkness

This work captures the creation of 'Mirror_Of_Darkness', portraying a single ethnic figure reflected onto itself. Unable to detach from obsessive thoughts and the trauma of exploitation, she is trapped in a cycle of internal conflict. The image hints at a profound duality of pain, where the struggle with her own identity becomes inescapable

When You Can't Escape Your Own Reflection, Identity & Trauma: Mirror_Of_Darkness
2025
Printed on Plexiglass
anon_4601
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimp

Time-lapse on peertube
https://peertube.uno/w/4MseiDnMpKqon5bFQXBAEM

Question
I use my #iPadPro only for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand #iPadOS. Any tips to run #Linux via VM on M4 while keeping iOS for my Procreate?

#AppleiPad #PROCREATE #BasBazArt #MastodonArt #DigitalDrawing #PeerTubeuno #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthArt #PeerTubeUno #TherapeuticArt #MentalHealth

Showcasing some of my work done on an iPad Pro M4 using Procreate

When You Can't Escape Your Own Reflection, Identity & Trauma: Mirror_Of_Darkness

A glimpse into the BasBaz darkness

This work captures the creation of 'Mirror_Of_Darkness', portraying a single ethnic figure reflected onto itself. Unable to detach from obsessive thoughts and the trauma of exploitation, she is trapped in a cycle of internal conflict. The image hints at a profound duality of pain, where the struggle with her own identity becomes inescapable
2025
basbaz
anon_4601
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimp

Time-lapse on peertube
https://peertube.uno/w/4MseiDnMpKqon5bFQXBAEM

THX for watching

Question
I use my #iPadPro only for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand #iPadOS. Any tips to run #Linux via VM on M4 while keeping iOS for my Procreate?

#AppleiPad #PROCREATE #BasBazArt #MastodonArt #DigitalDrawing #PeerTube #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthArt #PeerTubeUno #TherapeuticArt #MentalHealth

The Shining Mask & The Fading Truth: Bipolar_Duality

A glimpse into the BasBaz darkness.

This work captures the creation of 'Bipolar_Duality'.
It portrays the jarring contrast between the manic mask and the depressive reality. One side of the face is obsessively polished with fake, chemical colors—a short-lived illusion of happiness. The other is left rough, uncurated, and gray, symbolizing the unwelcome truth that remains when the high subsides. The image reflects the exhausting daily effort of maintaining a flawless facade to hide a soul that feels increasingly opaque and faded
2025
basbaz
anon_4601
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimp

time-lapse on peertube:
https://peertube.uno/w/mrJ1e8JcRMiFu18F4URf1N

❓️️️Geeks ️️question:
I use my #iPadPro only for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand #iPadOS. Any tips to run #Linux via VM on M4 while keeping iOS for my Procreate?

#AppleiPad #Applepencil #PROCREATE #BasBaz #MastodonArt #Bipolar #MentalHealthArt #DigitalArt

The Shining Mask & The Fading Truth: Bipolar_Duality

A glimpse into the BasBaz darkness.

This time-lapse captures the creation of 'Bipolar_Duality'.
It portrays the jarring contrast between the manic mask and the depressive reality. One side of the face is obsessively polished with fake, chemical colors—a short-lived illusion of happiness. The other is left rough, uncurated, and gray, symbolizing the unwelcome truth that remains when the high subsides. The image reflects the exhausting daily effort of maintaining a flawless facade to hide a soul that feels increasingly opaque and faded
2025
basbaz
anon_4601
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimp

https://peertube.uno/w/mrJ1e8JcRMiFu18F4URf1N

❓️️️Geeks ️️question:
I use my #iPadPro M4 only for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand #iPadOS. Any tips to run #Linux via VM on M4 while keeping iOS for my Procreate?

#AppleiPad #iPadPro #Applepencil #PROCREATE #BasBaz #MastodonArt #MentalHealthArt #Bipolar #DigitalArt

Showcasing some of my work done on an iPad Pro M4 using Procreate.

When You Can't Escape Your Own Reflection, Identity & Trauma: Mirror_Of_Darkness
A glimpse into the BasBaz darkness.
This time-lapse captures the creation of 'Mirror_Of_Darkness', portraying a single ethnic figure reflected onto itself. Unable to detach from obsessive thoughts and the trauma of exploitation, she is trapped in a cycle of internal conflict. The image hints at a profound duality of pain, where the struggle with her own identity becomes inescapable.
2025
basbaz
anon_4601
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimp

https://peertube.uno/w/4MseiDnMpKqon5bFQXBAEM

THX for watching!

Question:
I use my #iPadPro M4 only for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand #iPadOS. Any tips to run #Linux via VM on M4 while keeping iOS for my Procreate?

#AppleiPad #PROCREATE #BasBazArt #MastodonAr #DigitalDrawing #PeerTube #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthArt #PeerTubeUno #TherapeuticArt #MentalHealth

An experience of feeling anxious and nervous about meeting old friends.

#mentalhealth #art #mentalhealthart #mentalhealthcomic #anxious #anxiety #nervous

Showcasing some of my work done on an iPad Pro M4 using Procreate.

The Study of Fur & The Weight of Loss: Jaxie & NachoTheDog

This time-lapse takes a step back to document research into Procreate brushes and the creative process. It captures the desperate struggle to paint the face of Jaxie, our snow-white cat with red patches. It was a struggle, and I am not at all satisfied with the result; I will attempt this image again when I feel ready. Next to Jaxie is my little love, Nacho the dog, who left us on October 15, 2025 🖤 I miss him terribly. It is an immense loss for such a small, yet immense, creature. He was my 'quarter of a dog', an ironic nickname for his size, but his absence weighs more than a ton on my chest, taking my breath away every single day.

2025
basbaz
anon_4601
iPadPro M4
PROCREATE ❤️

https://peertube.uno/w/3MLa2sKqFusNJfst2UWrmm

Thanks for watching!

#AppleiPad #iPad #PROCREATE
#MastodonArt #DigitalDrawing #MentalHealthMatters #PeerTube
#MentalHealthArt #TherapeuticArt

Hard Lines & Soft Colors: My daughter Nicole_1

Showcasing some of my work done on an iPad Pro M4 using Procreate.

Hard Lines & Soft Colors: Nicole_Niky
A glimpse into the BasBaz darkness.
This time-lapse captures the creation of 'Nicole_Niky'. This piece is slightly different from my usual work; it is a portrait of my daughter. It arose from a search for the right brush and suitable gradients to fit the subject. The artwork is built between hard lines, soft colors, and neutral tones, gradually blending everything into a single, unified image
2025
basbaz
anon_4601
iPad Pro M4 | Procreate
LinuxPC | Krita | Inkscape | Gimp

https://peertube.uno/w/pvRwgw5Sba7VC4Xd3XuQbn

THX for watching

❓️Geeks ️️question:
I use my #iPadPro M4 only for Procreate. I'd like to use it for more but can't stand #iPadOS. Any tips to run #Linux via VM/UTM on M4 while keeping iOS for my❤️ Procreate?

#AppleiPad #iPad #PROCREATE #MastodonArt #DigitalDrawing #PeerTube #MentalHealthMatters
#MentalHealthArt #PeerTubeUno #TherapeuticArt

Guard Cat (2022) an old market drawing of my cat, Sasha. More about the piece on the next slide->

#drawing #art #artist #creative #art #ventart #weirdart #illustration #originalart #indieart #indieartist #smallartist #artastherapy #expressivearts #mentalhealthart #traumaart #creaturecomforts