Dunno if ANearbyAnimal intended on uploading this or not, had to go with only a screencap of his channel cover image from his picarto channel as he didn’t leave any links before he left for the navy.
In anearbyanimal’s latest art pack, Nearby Plot Pack, there is a letter that he wrote stating that he will be taking a break from drawing ponies, and that, hopefully, he won’t be gone forever.