ALT A collage of paintings I completed in 2025. At the centre is a self portrait, followed by Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) from Wicked, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) from Doctor Who, Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) from Star Wars, Clark Kent from Superman (2025), Merlin (Colin Morgan) and Arthur Pendragon (Bradley James) from BBC Merlin, Charles Smith (Noshir Dalal) from Red Dead Redemption 2, Bryan Dechart and Amelia Rose Blaire Dechart and Rupert Giles (Anthony Head) from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

ALT I'm so proud of the way that my art grew in 2025. I had a wonderful therapist last year who managed to figure out exactly what was holding me back with my art, and got me back on track to making new paintings. She set me a singular goal: Post a new piece of art every two weeks. At first, I really struggled. I was so intimidated. That felt like a huge task, especially after years of creative burnout, mental health issues, an autism diagnosis and all of the other things that went on since leaving school. But eventually it got easier, and I was picking up my iPad whenever. I now actively look forward to drawing again, and with how much of my identity has always been tied to that, it means the world (though I still need to work out separating my self worth from my productivity). I have a lot more focus, and with this latest art course I've picked up by @artbytosin, I'm exploring and succeeding at new styles that I've never been able to crack! Plus, I picked up some brand new hyperfixations