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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


Humble Cicero Lives to Serve
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Favourite Visual Artist
Wlop, Stjepan Sejic, Michael Turner, Michael Broussard, Marc Silvestri, Joe Weems, Alphonse Mucha
Favourite Movies
The Fifth Element
Favourite TV Shows
Boston Legal, The Office, Phineas & Verb
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Trivium, Insomnium, instrumentals, lo-fi chill
Favourite Books
Mine. But also: Altered Carbon, Longmire series
Favourite Games
Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Witcher, Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted, Detroit: Become Human
Favourite Gaming Platform
Playstation
Tools of the Trade
Nikon, Photoshop 2023, Lightroom, COPIC, Posca, Wacom, iMac
Instagram: @briegookin
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Didn't know my lifestyle was called "quarantined" 'til now.
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INTJ. That's why. It's very simple.
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Hi:DI've been reading your fanfic and looking at your artwork and I am in loveeee:DI really appreciate your work :D

Oh! Reading on AO3? Fantastic that you like both! Thank you very much! :3

Thankyou Kindly For The Watch :D
Ohhh, so you both write *and* draw. It must be wonderful to be able to get the images out of your head as... images! I envy you so hard. =P (Razz) 

Some lovely art there in your gallery. Saw your Jack & Jane thing on Discord and it instantly upgraded my interest in that ship from 'nah' to 'hmmm'. Very well done indeed. :)
I do many things, but mainly art and writing. Yup I got this whole JackxJane thing on Insanity. I love it so harrrrrd. XD I mean I always romance Garrus but the feels I get from Illusive Man. That asshole. XD XD XD Can't help it. Also, my fic helps the plot hole of Miranda knowing exactly where TIM was the entire time and never telling Shepard about it (soooo....you're welcome, Bioware?).

Thanks for checking out my gallery. I'm no professional, just love painting, and improving, and eventually finding my style.
Thank you for the +fav Hug
You're welcome. If the seaweed comes out all right in my design, I'm gonna link your photo to it as per your requirement. :D