Mark W. Companion

Visual artist with high functioning autism, animation enthusiast, performing arts nerd, bibliophile, content creator, pencil guy, He/Him, etc.

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Reminder to anybody who reads my tweets: remember that, as a personal rule of thumb, my heart is always in the right place. #FoodForThought

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

R.I.P. Tom Kane.

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Saw this on Google this morning, and even they recognize today is a milestone for Sir David Attenborough.

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Happy 100th birthday to David Attenborough. This man's legacy transcends Britain.

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

When PETA "connected" it to drinking milk, some of us actually hate the taste of it.

[Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @Autistic_Lauren]

Asking autistics, what do you think is the worst portrayal of autism in the media?

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Very rarely.

[Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @Autistic_Lauren]

Asking autistics, do you tend to rock when overstimulated?

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Because today is the 35th anniversary of "Dinosaurs" here is something from my personal archive, a sketch of Earl Sinclair which I did on March 2, 2022. This required thirty minutes and nine Sharpies. #artworks

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Autumn, very cool or mild.

[Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @Autistic_Lauren]

Asking autistics, what's your favourite season of the year?

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Pot of Gold chocolates with Strawberry Cream filling.

[ꪆৎ @fairiehaze]

what does these two colors remind you of?

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Spot on. And none of us on the spectrum should ever hide who we are.

[Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @Autistic_Lauren]

For some people, autistic pride means embracing a part of themselves that they were made to hide for most of their lives

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Falkland Islands was trending, thus I decided to post an old pencil sketch from February 8, 2020 which I did of a Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), extinct since 1876. I had spent six minutes on this with a Staedtler Norica pencil and 31 minutes with eight Prismacolors.

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Yes, because deep concentration was guaranteed.

[Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @Autistic_Lauren]

Asking autistics, as a kid were you the kind to prefer playing alone?

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

This one song from "Sesame Street" always managed to hit me right in the feels, because everyone deserves a friend. And even to this day, Joe Raposo is missed.
https://t.co/x8i1Wvd0r4

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

My friend on DeviantArt told me she was apparently suspended for a ridiculous reason yesterday. Hopefully she recovers her account soon, because I suspect bots were the culprit. And when something like that happens to a friend, it can never not be terrible.

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

I can think of two things. Intense enthusiasm for special interests and insistence on a specific routine.

[Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @Autistic_Lauren]

Asking autistics, what autism stereotypes would you say you relate to most?

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Funny how this DeviantArt user says they are from Heard Island and McDonald Islands, yet last I checked nobody lives on those islands.

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

All are great, but I must say, the Sam Valentino head is a masterclass in mask building.

[Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @wiley207]

I can't believe I made my first fursuit head ten years ago now. Naturally, I've come a long way since then!

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Never thought emperor penguins would ever be declared endangered, but it happened. Sign of the times. #endangered

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Hit or miss, but the library was always a safe space in a place which I would otherwise not care for.

[Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @Autistic_Lauren]

Asking autistics, what was high school like for you?

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

Happy Easter! In this 1978 "Sesame Street" clip, Cookie Monster as the Easter Bunny (or "Cookie Bunny") surprisingly checks out. Plus, Ernie blowing bubbles as he sings the West Ham United song is a great way to kick things off.
https://t.co/MmTPgECY4A

[Mark W. Companion @markpencilguy]

A potential recipe for chaos.

[Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @Autistic_Lauren]

Asking autistics, how do you feel about traveling to unfamiliar destinations?