Am I sad because I'm overwhelmed by the problems in the world and my own life? OR: I just finished rereading Fool's Fate. Jury's out

There are some songs that just seem to drag me out of a depressive stupor with an electric shock www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMkn...

I met up with some people from a chat group I only lurked in up until now for an art supplies giveaway, and boy I am TIRED now 🫠

Have you started making things yet? NOW is the time, you'll feel better for it 😀

Downloading and sorting images from my Pinterest boards and I’m missing being a teenager on the internet. Random folders on my desktop labelled “Cool stuff” full of random beautiful photos and paintings that took my fancy.

Soft but spiky succulent #art www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1526...

I’m wearing my winter jacket inside my studio and I’m still so cold my feet feel numb. Is this building made of ice?

I’m Afraid of This Light, 2025

post a meme made by you

Man I really want to close my redbubble account but I’m stuck four dollars below the payment threshold

Skellingbones #art

Finished my painting! Weirdly reluctant to share it now, like it needs too much explanation. Also now I'm very aware how far I strayed from my reference pictures- whoooops #art

Aw man just saw some old assets I made being used to promote AI features ☹️ I know it's not my business anymore but I'm sad for my little animated children

Doing a little sketching relaxation. No, I’m not entirely sure what a moose looks like #art

Love feeling tired from… nothing. I keep trying to remember that even doing “little” things or even existing are also achievements. But still, tired. Tomorrow is a new day 😤

Hello! My name is Elena and I'm an illustrator. I create strange and beautiful paintings, drawings, and typography, mixing traditional and digital tools together in unholy chaos. 💜 elenarenn.com 🖤 ko-fi.com/elenarenn 🤍 instagram.com/elenarenn_art 💛 elenarenn.threadless.com #PortfolioDay #art

I don’t believe in patriotism at all. I think it’s a huge lie tbh. I understand loving specific places, people that you’ve met there, nature, but taking pride in and having a specific love for a country as an entity? I don’t believe in that. It’s just a tool to divide people.

I really wish tik tok had a system in place to report someone for making multiple accounts for harassment

All I want to eat in winter is apparently oranges #art

*image of Bernie Sanders* I am, once again, considering opening an Etsy store

Oil painting in the winter is quite something. But the good news is I’m starting to regain feeling in my toes 😅

If you see this post your bird art!

#artvsartist 2025 was a pretty struggle bus year, but I'm still very proud of some of the art I've created! Also it's my birthday 🤩 Hope we all have a great new year!

Merry Christmas to the five people who will get this joke

This movie is so cozy and in equal parts absolutely scared the crap out of me when I was a child

Some monsters must be slain more than once #art

I have successfully arrived at the stage of wtf am I doing

Trying to find a search engine that doesn't have AI features and Ecosia has it now?! Ecosia?! I thought their branding was helping the environment?! What is going on

I’m so tired of having to try and tell if people are giving me weaponised incompetence or actual incompetence. Both are bad, but I like to be precise with my anger.

It seems like such a long time since I really played around like this #art

In light of recent Ai related nonsense in the creative industry, I wanted to present some easy-to-digest facts about Generative Ai

Dear universe, I would very much like to design merch for bands and artists please and thank you #art

I’ve been feeling quite resistant and resentful about having to make content out of my art - hated having to stop and film during my process etc. But I’ve rediscovered my love of editing and actually started having fun with making my silly little videos the past week 😊

In the extinct animals internet rabbithole 🥲 #art

Painting go vroom

Red Dream, 2023

Uploading many old things to my new threadless store, this one is from 2021 and I probably would do it different now, but I’m still extremely fond of it elenarenn.threadless.com/designs/i-am...

Some fun dancing/performing figures I did for a poster design #art

A guy in my street and a rota of his other musician friends would play music out of his apartment window every evening at 7 for months

Eeee I’m so happy with the design I painted on these shoes I found, I love customising shit!!

If you’d like to support my art, there’s a Black Friday Sale on rn ❤️ elenarenn.threadless.com

Instagram algorithm really took a dislike to this one for some reason. Enjoy! #art

Weeww lightning #art

Me: oh I wish I could get more followers and attention for my art Universe: here, have a stalker Me: ☹️

Did another oil painting. Moved into a new studio so now I have bright bright lights #art

Heart’s telling some tales #art #repost

I was going to complain about instagram removing the ability to schedule posts and was immediately confronted with terrible news about children getting deported in the US... today some perspective does me good I think.

Normalise not dropping heavy weights from above your head at the gym, have pity on my overstressed nervous system

Finally started to play around with the oil paints I bought a few months ago. I haven’t tried oil in over 20 years and it is soooo different to all the other mediums I’m used to #art