Share your pink art 💕 "Spring Witch" is available in all my stores.

Sheltering the littlest flames

Man, illustrators don't spend sometimes *years* of their life working on books to be seen as secondary creators 😞 Those are our ideas too. Our designs, layouts, input, expressions, character interactions. Comics can't exist without their artists.

yeah idk industried are burning down around us but now you can be like an insane artist laughing and painting as debris comes down around your head

Please use every We The People cell in your body for this

Could use an extra boost today. My grandma is in the hospital. She helped raise me and taught me so much about being a professional artist (she was a professional illustrator). Who are the inspirations in your life? I'd love to hear about them.

"Trans people existing does literally nothing negative to your lives you crybaby wimps. Your life is getting harder and costlier because of the oligarchs, not trans people" Sticker spotted in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

The angry part of Bluesky remembered KOSA (now under the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, or H.R. 7757) exists but rather yell at you I'll say: If you have REALLY bad anxiety (like me!), you can call your reps after hours! Voicemail counts! The site 5Calls give you a script to read off of:

Let me emphasize this. Without your support, Nechromia doesn't exist. If Netflix loses a subscriber it doesn't make a difference, but $15 a month to me, is like, real food in the table.

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

As a about to be 36-year-old woman I can say that my art is so much better than it was when I was at my peak and "famous" at 21-29. I do miss the fans and the privileges though, it's funny how fast those things go away when contracts end. It's certainly been difficult starting over

"Sweet mother, I cannot weave – slender Aphrodite has overcome me with longing for a girl." #francheala

💜 quote with your purple art💜

Hey Human artists! Quote with your cyberpunk art! #art #cyberpunk

Latest dragon alert‼️ "Aurora Galaxy Dragon" is on my Patreon in full. I still think she needs... something but I can't figure out what. #dragon #art #artist #space

Happy Valentine's Day 💘 hope you're getting all the love today. The vamp version of "The Last Waltz" is available as a wallpaper on my Patreon. www.patreon.com/arielburgess #valentinesday #love #gothic #romance #art

Best movie I've seen in years. Seriously, go see "Good luck, Have fun. Don't die" it was a really brilliant way to talk about AI, future tech and our addiction to social media. Sam Rockwell is amazing as always. #goodluckhavefundontdie #movienight

Minneapolis (and Minnesota) will be changed by this, I just hope it's the good parts that linger the longest and that they outshine the trauma.

My latest painting "The Last Waltz", inspired by the theme "Beyond the Veil" and the 1919 poster A Dance of Death. I've been really into #romantasybooks and wanted play into that with the theme. Full painting on Patreon www.patreon.com/arielburgess #fantasyart #artist #noai #romance #dancemacabre

It's really hard to focus on making art here in MN. It's also very strange thinking,"I have a deadline, oh also*gestures at everything around*" How are y'all coping? #mnartist #minnesota #artist #ihatethistimeline

It's giving Lisa Frank, but I also snuck in geraniums because they stand for stupidity 😌 #WIP #pixelart

Absolutely this. Thank you once again @beckduff.bsky.social for hitting the nail on the head 💗

Human artists! Use only one piece to convince people to follow you!

I feel like my work is not recognizable but fans have disagreed with me. What makes my work recognizable to you?

HOW THE FUCK ARE WE GONNA RUN VENEZUELA WHEN WE CANT RUN OUR OWN NATION

Last month I repainted this whimsical winter piece. It's a full landscape with very pretty trees and snow. The desktop and phone wallpaper are available on my Patreon. www.patreon.com/arielburgess Every month I release a wallpaper, either of new or older art. #newyear #art #winter #whimsical

#2025

Happy New Year! 🎇🍾 Have a safe night lovelies. #happynewyear #ny2026 #art

Artists quote with your faces 😍 Literally one of my favorite things to draw. I love subtle expressions. 👀 #faces #art #portraits #fantasy #vampire #paladin #steampunk #queen #blueskyart

I have so many it's hard to pick. Detail is my favorite thing. But most of the pieces I did for The Wheel of Time are up there. I'd point to the tons of spoilery hints in my Moiraine transition poster #artist #fantasyart #bookart #wheeloftime #blueajah

Calling all artists for an #artshare! Bonus for dragon art, though all art is welcome. RULES: 🐉 Like & RT (for visibility) 🐉 Compliment a stranger 🐉 Introduce yourself 🐉 Drop your art 🐉 🚫SFW only & no AI🚫 OPTIONAL: 🐉 Tag more artists 🐉 Follow me #Art #Artwork #Artist #ArtistSupport

Lots of cool artists! Hope I can get on one of these lists at some point. Love seeing everyone's different styles

Happy Yule! ❄️ On this longest night, may you find the warmth of love, light in the dark, comfort of good company and food to keep you nourished. "Solstice Night" is available in all my stores. www.artistarielburgess.com #yule #wintersolstice #artist

Keep going. Be meaner. Aim whatever lizard-brain impulse you have towards cruelty and violence in this direction.

Anyone else spend today mostly crying?

Thank you, thank you, thank you. You make it so I can continue to make art

Burned out.

I love helping other artists

New art prints up on InPRNT! Bring some whimsy into your life and please consider supporting a human artist. Phone cases, canvas prints, mini prints, framed prints, card art and more. www.inprnt.com/gallery/arti... #art #cat #caterday #humanartist #dragon #fantasyart #blueskyart

All of my prints are on sale until Monday. Please consider buying small business, especially from artists. We're all super hurting. InPRINT gives 50% to artists. Which is the highest percentage of a print on demand site. 🔗 www.inprnt.com/gallery/arti... #prints #art #smallbusinesslove

Patreon Memberships are now on sale! Also on sale 15% off of my collections and products CODE: 6F852 www.patreon.com/arielburgess #humanartist #smallbusiness #discount #art

...how do they know... Well except the plants. Mine are all fake because one time I had a plant and forgot until it was dirt again.

I dont think i’ve seen a more clear sign that AI is dying than jack fucking dorsey rebooting vine and banning AI content

@amandamakepeace.bsky.social thought you might like this gorgeous artwork.

"Soaring Skies" is my latest painting. I've been doing a lot of bright vivid colors and wanted to play with a softer, subtler palette. Also dragons are always cool. For sale soon in all my stores. #dragon #art #fantasy #artist #blueskyart

Yesterday was our gotcha day for Kiki. We've had this little cuddle chaos kitty for one full year. What a year it's been. She's added much needed joy and laughter and occasional destruction to our lives. I'm so happy she found her way to us. #studiocat #cat #petadoption #kiki

SAME. A reminder that I should really finish act III and meet Gortash. I KNOW, I KNOW.... decision making got too hard and I needed years of cozy games. I may have also gotten addicted to Enshrouded.