I dump my digital art here. Most of it will be Elder Scrolls, Dragon Age, or Mass Effect fan service. Some of it goes to my fanfics which are on AO3. I wrote The Eluvian Syntax, Shepard's Grace, and The Menace of Skyrim. If you like fix-it fics, the rare pairs, and in-depth story, read my work. I always found I was a better painter with words than a brush. And, although I have pushed the limits of English grammar, it doesn't detract from the story. Varric and Hawke, Illusive Man and Shepard, Cicero and The Listener--all found love and an adventure of one hundred lifetimes. They are my fleet of ships and I will die at sea, never to leave them. As a Navy veteran, I found it easy to write Mass Effect the most, but the funnest I had was with Varric and friends. The most longing I felt was with Cicero, a constant need to be with him, which I conveyed through Igniri's inner monologue, my choice Listener because she's just as crazy as our jester.
My name has changed over the span of 20 years, starting with Shiprat, then moving on to BBMac, BBMacToma, BrieMacToma, and then I divorced, and remarried. I didn't want to put my full name up again so I thought of a clever way of doing it instead. Breaking Onion is my anagram. I liked the way it sounds because it's weird, unheard of, and intriguing. Much like me and my work. My art is weird, unheard of, yet when people find it they're intrigued.
I won't be popular on DA because I don't do manga/anime style anymore. I've become my own style, where lines are loose, the paint is messy, but I tell a story. I can be clean and a stickler for details but that's not what I want right now. What I want is for people to feel a scene, and think about what could be, and perhaps inspired to write their own story, even if it's just in their head.
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/BrieGookin Instagram: @briegookin
HiI've been reading your fanfic and looking at your artwork and I am in loveeeeI really appreciate your work
Oh! Reading on AO3? Fantastic that you like both! Thank you very much! :3