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Charongess
Hello, my name is Lana. Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. I don't do commissions. I just paint for myself nowadays.

Lana @Charongess

Age 32, Female

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California

Joined on 10/3/09

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About me

Posted by Charongess - January 3rd, 2023


Wow hi! Thank you so much for the art feature. It's a nice welcome back to the community after being gone for the past seven years. I returned because I was drawn by the strict regulation on AI art. As an artist it means a lot to me.


Anyways, about me. My name is Lana. I currently live in CA with my husband and our two dogs. I am a dark artist with a focus on skeletons. I have other artist pen names so to speak but they are more-so fun side projects or stuff to pay the bills. My dark art is my preferred focus. A couple years ago I experienced a total collapse in my mental health after years of substance abuse. I know, I'm a total artist cliche. The past couple years have been focused on recovery and making a living so I haven't had much energy for my dark art. I'm finally reaching the point where I want to create again. I may not be able to make as much as I like because I still work full time but we'll see.


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Good to hear you made it through those rough years. The full-time job struggle is real, still trying to balance that myself. Your art is awesome, I was surprised to see that you had been on NG since '09. Definitely looking forward to your next creation :)

Oh gosh I've been browsing Newgrounds since the days of salad fingers XD
Thank you!

If you can survive substance abuse it builds character. I second the fact that your art is gorgeous. You got a new fan today :)

Where in California by the way? I lived in Oakland for a little while in my early 20s when I was still figuring stuff out. It's a beautiful state, would take route one down to half moon bay once a month to escape the city noises. When I wasn't in Oakland I worked in the north mountains for a little while on a... farm. It was super off the books work, can't put marijuana in my horticulture resume xD

San Diego. We just moved back about 3 months ago for my husband's work. I'm personally not a fan of SD. Too populated, too many difficult memories. Hoping we'll move back to Maryland in a about 2-3 years. Ideally I want to move somewhere where there are very few people though, Arkansas, Montana, etc... I just wanna raise goats, make art, and be left alone.

Funny, when I was younger I worked under the table in a tattoo shop for a few years. I know the feeling of hidden resume experience... Not that it matters much. I don't recall the last time anyone actually looked at my resume.