I have a small pond, this time of year there's a bear in it daily. They just sit like this for a while. This is also about something called parallel play; being physically close to someone but each doing your own thing. It's one of my favorite ways to be with loved ones. <3

As Above, So Below Everything is connected. What happens within us will happen outside of us. In an angry world, try to stay a little longer in the small moments of beauty in your daily life. It's not avoidant, it's nurturing. Reflect any joy that comes your way outward. Even a little bit matters.

Quote with your night art!

Really feeling like Fall outside these past few days, so I made a little friend to celebrate the season.

Fragmentary Forest ~ Our lives get interrupted in small ways all the time, but sometimes there's the big things - illness, grief, change that's hard to adapt to. It may feel like we're stopped in our tracks, but don't forget, the path picks up on the other side of the gap.

Family Tree ~ There's no such thing as a "normal" family. Everybody's weird, everybody struggles. At least you got your grandmother's leaves.

1 year ago, Hurricane Helene tore through Asheville, taking 108 lives and flooding homes, businesses, and the Marquee gallery under 16 feet of water. Last night, the rebuilt Marquee reopened, and it felt like all of Asheville showed up! A great new beginning for a resilient creative community ❤️

Personal Growth ~ This was inspired by the people I met at my mother's senior community. Every one of them had reinvented themselves many times over. New careers, new hobbies. It's important we foster growth even in our later years, and remember we're never too old for new ideas.

I'll be showing a miniature framed canvas of "Personal Growth" at Shopliftable! 50 different artists showing pocket sized work at 502 Gallery in Sarasota, FL next week. Sept 20 – Oct 25, 2025 Opening Reception: Sept 20, 5–8pm 502 Gallery, 502 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, FL www.502.gallery

Moving Day ~ Life spins on, picking us up and letting us off whether we asked for it or not. This image is how I think about the constancy of life changes and it reminds me that sometimes home isn't where you stay, but what you carry with you as you go.

"Snowy Outpost" I should probably get better at creative naming, but I'm a literal person, so unless there's allegory in an image, I tend to just name it what it is. It's a snowy outpost. 🙃

"Cloud Farm" It's a good crop this season. #cloudharvest #surrealfarm #dreamscapeart #cloudart #weatherart #weather #ImaginaryRealism #ArtThatTellsAStory #Curious3D #AshevilleArtist

This piece has never been one of the popular ones, but to me, it’s what I set out to create: romantic, nostalgic, and immersive. I wanted it to feel like a memory, where the flowers keep blooming, the lake reflects the sky, and the cozy house waits at the top of the hill.

"Time Out" is a place that doesn't forget. It's a portrait of emotional memory, of things that leave a mark.

"Adrenaline Junkie" He may be slow, but he lives on the edge.

I met my neighbor who lives an acre away and we were laughing about how rarely we talk. They say “Good fences make good neighbors”. It's a phrase that baffled me as a child but makes just SO much sense now. I need my space and solitude, absolutely, but it's good to say hello every so often.

Bifrost Bridge: A shimmering path stretches toward the rising light of Asgard. "Bellowing fires are rising and bells are ringing, Glory now taking us into Odin's great halls, Golden glimmering and cheerful sound of singing - This is divine Asgard's call!" —Excerpt from a poem by Paul Palazzolo

New Image: The Hoax It's kind of amazing what we can ignore when the road is clear and the sun is shining, but sooner or later the flood of evidence will be overwhelming.

This is Franklin, and he is having A Nice Day. I see black bears nearly every day in the summer. It's always lovely to see them lumbering by. I have been fatigued lately by the state of the world, and felt the urge to make an image about the sweetness of simple things. So I made "A Nice Day".

StoryWorld For those who love to get lost in books 📖🛋️

Between the Cracks, 2012

Sometimes I make physical miniature dioramas of my images. Check comments to see what I made for this image, "Rise Above".

Always love seeing my artwork in my collector's homes. This couple told me that "Personal Growth" resonated so strongly with them on their Asheville visit they couldn't head home without it. <3 They sure gave it a lovely spot!

Any Port in a Storm

"Locked Out"

Love What You've Done With the Place ~difficult times can bring beautiful changes~

"Aspirations" The calm blue sky is always there, sometimes you just have to work a bit to find it.

The Bridge Under the Bridge

Anyox Dam, 2018

The Caretaker

@levarburton.bsky.social Hi Levar! Need a tiny favor. There's a kid on youtube, who's mother started him a channel where he reads books. Think you and your followers can show him some love? he's got all of 6 subscribers and 38 total views. :-) #ForTheLoveOfReading www.youtube.com/@NicksBooks1...

"Equilibrium" The tenuous balance of indecision can feel safe in the moment, but eventually you're going to have to choose whether to go for the prize or not. It's usually a bit messy either way <3

"Fragility" You're stronger than you think.

"Little Bear" Lost my big brother to liver disease in January, he was 6'8" of wit and wisdom and love. Missing my brother bear today <3

"Kaleidoscope" We all shine under the right circumstances.

Remember to look up every once in a while 🕊️

Thanks to my collectors and people making direct donations through me, I was able to donate $3000 to Beloved Asheville for victims of Hurricane Helene here in Asheville 😍 Y'all really made a difference, and you also helped me to heal. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!

The Bath If you don't clean your tub every once in a while, who knows what might start growing in there.

Personal Growth 🌱

The Perfectionist

Adrenaline Junkie

The Introvert 📚

Ori, intrepid explorer. Artwork is "Sitting Tree" by @curious3d.bsky.social

On this Throwback Thursday, here's some of my renders from 2001-2003. 🕰️🎨🖥️

You can remember the past, you can plan for the future, but all you'll ever truly have is this exact moment.

Just muted "AI" in tags. Nice that we can mute by tag or tag/text.

Sometimes I make dioramas of my images 🎨

The email I sent this morning about Asheville's art community, the hurricane, loss, and getting started again. mailchi.mp/curious3d/7w...

Rock, Paper, Scissors ~not everything has to be left up to chance~

Downpour