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A text from my uni-aged daughter today:

I don't know if there's ever been a time in human history when the whole world is able to be right on the bleeding edge of scientific discovery. This is awesome. www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...

A reminder for those doing #springplanting and #gardening 🌞All energy comes from the sun 🌱Plants harvest that energy, turn it into sugars 🦠Soil microbes exchange nutrients with plants for sugars, and along with the soil food web, create soil 🧪Fertilizer kills microbes and collapses this system

Art tips from ez to hard? subliminal msg

Another out-the-window painting on a rainy day. Practice, practice. Painted by a human. 💚 #artstudy #treepainting #pleinair #rainyday #digitalpainting

Stars 6”x8” Oil on cradled wood panel . Available on my website

A few more out-the-window studies. Some day it will be warm and not raining and I can sit outside for these! Painted by a human. 💚 Each painting took about 40-60 minutes. #artstudy #digitalpainting #pleinair #procreate #digitalart

Today's out-the-window study! Trying to be intentional with my mark-making and hopefully capture how the current light conditions are affecting the colors here. (Same subject as my last one if you wanna compare the light!🌞) Painted by a human. 💚 #pleinair #procreate #paintingstudy #artstudy #Tree

Another out-the-window painting. Spring is starting! 🌸 (It's still quite cold though.) Painted by a human. 💚 #pleinair #artstudy #procreate

The first sunset of daylight saving time. 6”x6” oil

Today's daily "out the window" study. (Too cold & rainy for actual plein air still 😅) Painted by a human 💚 #dailyart #painting #paintingstudy #pleinair

Just some studies, lookin' out the window. Each is about an hour or less. Painted by a human 💚

Indigo Milky Way 12”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel . Available on my website #SciArt

Spring is finally about to start and it makes me want to get more personal art done, but I'm lacking a bit of time for now, so have some season-themed knights while I manage to work on new illustrations! :> As usual, I hope you'll enjoy! #digitalart #fantasyart #medieval

When the summer sunrise cooks the road

Four years ago I woke up at 5 am from distant explosions. I asked my boyfriend if he heard them too, he said he didn’t and I should go back to sleep. I tried to calm myself down, went on the internet, it was silent, no news or explanations.

Happy 40th Zelda anniversary!! 🤯 ⚔️🛡️🧚🏽‍♂️🐎💚 Here's some art I made a while ago & still love. "The Ashen Forest" Painted by a human. 💚 #zeldaanniversary #zelda #legendofzelda #zeldafanart

Surely someone who follows me needs to know that this exists. 💚

sketchbook

More concept art for my graphic novel. Painted by a human. 💚 #conceptart #graphicnovel #digitalart #digitalpainting #art

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself! bluesky-map.theo.io I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

Little 30m study from a photo I took of #capitolhillseattle in the morning light. There was regrettably a chain link fence blocking full appreciation of this lovely morning palette, but fortunately...that's the beauty of painting. Painted by a human 💚 #digitalpainting #artstudy #morninglight #art

My piping hot take on PLURIBUS is that it’s one of the most Ghibli-esque shows on TV today, and people who think its pacing is too slow ought to really sit with and examine why they feel that slow pace = bad. Its first season has several minutes worth of “mā”, and is much stronger for it, IMO

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

"Is this farewell?" Some Endai concept art today! As always, painted by a human. 💚 #oc #graphicnovel #digitalpainting #conceptart

Just a little sketch, trying to explore relationships between compositional elements & storytelling while maintaining believable light & textures. As always, painted by a human. 💚 #digitalpainting #desertart #sketch

1h study of Shane Hollander from #heatedrivalry Painted by a human. 💚 #artstudy #digitalpainting

"No" Little 2.5h painting in Photoshop of a concept for Endai, my graphic novel in progress. #conceptart #digitalpainting #digitalart #oc

My fairy portal paintings

With all the A.I. generated imagery out there, I would like to share some of the thoughts that go into a painting created by a human being...

I accidentally sketched something while modifying my brushes in PS a bit. So...here's a little mountain pass at sunset for ya. Color is weird. #digitalpainting #mountainart #landscapeart

Bloom Tender, AD @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social -- for Magic's Lorwyn Eclipsed. This is my favorite thing I've ever made.

Tried painting a sloth without it turning into green mush. Layered strange shadow colors and fought for fur texture at this size. Honestly kinda proud of how soft it turned out. #sciart #watercolor

Finish of my latest Sunset Cliffs painting. ("Against the Wall", 24"x36") brianbelfield.com #oceanbeach #sunsetcliffs #sandiego #ocean #seascape #artwork #impressionism

I am trapped under a cat and I have an iPad, so I attempted to capture the weird hazy light that was happening this afternoon. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Painted by a human. 💚 Not a bad way to spend the last afternoon of 2025. 🐈‍⬛🎨 #digitalpainting #landscapeart #treeart #hazy

Plein Air painting today... I love winter lighting--low sun angle, long shadows--but sheesh it is cold sitting outside for 30m. Please enjoy while I defrost myself with tea. ☕️ Painted by a human. 💚 #pleinair #digitalpainting #landscapeart #forestart

"A Portrait of 2025" It's important to reflect on whatever the hell that was. Happy new year, folks. Hopefully 2026 will be better. Painted by a human. 💚 #digitalpainting #portraiture #year2025 #portrait #yearinreview #wth

Movie study from Troy (2004) "BOAGREAAAAAAAS!" Time-boxed this one to 35m. Long enough for my coffee to go cold again :( Color is weird. Painted by a human. 💚 #digitalpainting #troymovie #paintingstudy #boagreas

Movie Study from Troy (2004) ...I really should do these more often to study the subtleties of expression, lighting, composition, etc. I'm happy with how his cloak came out in particular. Painted by a human. 💚 #troymovie #peterotoole #priam #digitalpainting #moviestudy

Love the color palette for this piece! 💖

I am interested in working with an artist on a graphic novel on soil and/ or global environmental change. The lab would have money to fund this. Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?

Show what you can do with just a pen! (No filters, no level adjustments) (Drawn by a human 💚...Bic Cristal pen on paper.)

"Mt. Moon" Yay new iPad & modern Apple Pencil! I much prefer the feel of the nano-texture glass for painting. ✨ Painted by a human. 💚 #digitalpainting #mountainpainting #fullmoon #owl #landscapeart #nightart

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 25 "How Did I Get Here" An ode to Noodles, and his perpetual uncertainty. Painted by a human. 💚 #sillyart #catsofbluesky #catart

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 24 "Warm & Bright" Just a little coziness today 💚 Painted by a human. 💚 #digitalpainting #giantsequoia #tree #treeart

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 23 "Foam Machine" I'm starting to narrow in on brushes I like in Procreate. I used an assortment of the Oils brushes for this one. Painted by a human. 💚 #digitalpainting

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 22 Just playing today :) very meditative to draw scales! Painted by a human. 💚 #digitalpainting

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 "Faire Impressions" Trying out a limited palette again (6 colors), and based this on a photo I took 11 years ago. Not sure I'm in love with the oil pastel brushes in Procreate, but I found one that felt okay. :) Painted by a human. 💚 #digitalpainting #summerday

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20 Sometimes holidays be like... Mostly just had a pose in my head and wanted to see how well ballpoint pen could be emulated in Procreate. Had to modify the brush a smidge from the one I found, but not bad! Painted by a human. 💚 #digitalart #mood