I want a lap horse 😭

My favorite so far of my illustrations for @bettybrownie.bsky.social ‘s Veridius Chronicles appendix. A nomadic gnome (gnomadic?!) matriarch. Gotta draw more old ladies. They’re the best.

Gaia did not make it until midnight.

I redrew my Watership Down sticker!

Sages of Bluesky, I need your advice. When I try something new, I get -really discouraged- if I’m not at least sort of good at it right away. Worse, I get really discouraged if I’ve been working at something for a while and don’t see continuous, significant improvement.

Don’t let me back on this site until I’m feeling better about my own art.

If you see items in a black box like this on the Amazon app (presumably similar on desktop), do NOT use Amazon to purchase. Go to the artist's site directly to see what they actually have, buy more easily, and not support this garbage concept that big corps can scrape whatever they want.

Oh snap, 2000 followers?! Wow, thank you all so much!! This is the most support I've ever had for my stock 🥺❤️ I wanna celebrate by offering a giveaway. Win ANY one of my stock packs, 100% free! -Follow + share this post -Comment with which stock pack you'd like to win (list linked below!) 🥰

Y'all pray for me, I'm attempting to paint Cade. Maybe I should have picked a lower-stakes subject for my first traditional media figure painting than, well, my FAVORITE FIGURE REFERENCE PHOTO EVER. Already internally screaming with every brushstroke. Reference by @trueref.bsky.social .

Artist tip: Practice mixing colors with paint chips! Grab some chip colors you like. Lay out a rainbow of paint. Mix, swatch on the card, adjust, and repeat until your swatch is so close it almost disappears. Bonus points if you can remember what you used and write it down for future reference.

It doesn’t bother me that my cat (The Bitty) won’t let me go to the bathroom alone. It does bother me that she insists on sitting on my lap while I do it.

As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative

Just had another emergency vet hospitalization, fingers crossed it'll go ok.. My commissions are always open to help with vet and pet costs! I'll draw anything at all!

Artist tip: Practice mixing colors with paint chips! Grab some chip colors you like. Lay out a rainbow of paint. Mix, swatch on the card, adjust, and repeat until your swatch is so close it almost disappears. Bonus points if you can remember what you used and write it down for future reference.

It’s my Birthday Artshare!!🎉🥳 I’m old! So I want to celebrate it with an Artshare that I should’ve done ages ago! 🎉Introduce yourself if you like! 🎂Share your best work this year! 🎊 Comment, share, follow and interact with other artists! 🎁 Repost this post so more peeps can join!

perfect metaphors don’t exis—

I commissioned @emilyschnall.bsky.social for the holidays to memorialize best girl Dennis and she absolutely crushed it. Commission artists! Benefits: - you get art - you get to give them money - you have a captive audience for your pet pics

For all the new artists joining Bluesky: 🎨 You don't have to censor words such as commission, Patreon or Ko-Fi. 🎨 You can share links and your post will not be de-boosted. 🎨 You can take time away from Bluesky and come back whenever you feel like, there's no algorithm to punish you!

IT WAS JUST THE CHARGING CABLE 🙌 We are so back and earning job points

And another! bsky.app/profile/mean...

My first meeting with Zeus, 8 years ago! My husband had gotten him as a puppy for his then-fiancée. Zeus couldn’t stand her 😆 When they broke up, Ryan went to live with his dad and brought Zeus. Zeus immediately claimed Dad. But he decided I was OK, too, when I gave him a tiny piece of bacon.

the big heist

I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for

Art vs. Artist, 2025 I'm proud of the work I've done this year. I feel like my style is coming together, and it's warm and cozy and has just the right amount of texture. I'm also proud of the selfie in the middle. #artvsartist #artvsartist2025 #artvsartistchallenge

GIFT IDEAS FOR THE ARTIST! A THREAD! 🧵 Add your ideas in the replies!

I appreciate that T Kingfisher’s books show the many ways that one can be a hero. For example, Swordheart. One can be a heroically fierce swordsman, a heroically kind housekeeper, or a heroically competent lawyer.

New Species: Kit Foxes! www.animal-photo-references.com/kit-foxes This buddy was camera shy, but some photos are better than none! All photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

2025 Art vs Artist. Way too many pieces to include here! A couple themes: - A couple political pieces - Oracle Deck! Lots of digital illustration - More traditional work, specifically in watercolor but also dabbled in relief printing Kinda nice to see my range! #art #artvsartist

Binx and George ❤️ I feel like my fluff rendering improves with every fluffy cat portrait I do! #art #cats #petportraut

Art vs. Artist, 2025 I'm proud of the work I've done this year. I feel like my style is coming together, and it's warm and cozy and has just the right amount of texture. I'm also proud of the selfie in the middle. #artvsartist #artvsartist2025 #artvsartistchallenge

Please buy this if you think it even might be sort of up your alley, I want Ursula to write more Sings-to-Trees so bad.

Went to Walmart and got propositioned by a sweater

Quark was being a menace and harassing The Bitty, so I shut him in the bedroom with me when I lay down for a nap. He went from menace to sweet baby kitten boy in no time flat.

despite the miserable fall weather, the Abbot always made sure to take the novice monks out to his favorite mushroom foraging grounds. if they were lucky he'd also have the opportunity to teach them some weather forecasting tricks

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

All I want for Christmas is for my Boomer coworkers and clients to read my emails before calling me.

As an artist who does commissions, the most fun part is COMMUNICATING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CLIENT about what they are expecting. They tell me stories. They talk about how they feel about the pet or character. We share some meaningful human connection, which is rare enough in this world.

Holy what

Reading and loving @tkingfisher.com ‘s Swordheart. Cheering when familiar characters appear. I need to do some Zale fanart. I adore them.

all my friends need to live 2 minutes away from me so i can bug them about getting coffee daily but noooo

I don't want gen AI in my browser I don't want gen AI in my pc I don't want gen AI in my art I don't want gen AI in my games I don't want gen AI in my music I don't want gen AI in my movies I don't want gen AI in my books I don't want gen AI in my cart I don't want gen AI in my life

Always repost Thursday Cat Art Show

A diverse community gathered in Atlanta in September 2025 to sing from the Sacred Harp

Last night, I went to my hometown shopping mall, which I had not visited since I was a teen. The mall has changed a lot, and I have changed a lot, and I could write a whole self-indulgent personal essay about it.

Teenager me: everyone in charge is so stupid Young adult me: politics corporations and science are incredibly complex topics that require thorough research and discussion and we shouldnt jump to conclusions Me now: everyone in charge is so stupid

I probably say this every time but it’s true: This is MY FAVORITE pet portrait comm I’ve ever done. Behold the glorious Tater Tot, a valiant and joyful Beagle. (And her faithful companion, Costco Cheese Pizza Toy.) Still time for digital delivery by Christmas on pet and char portrait comms!

Creative solidarity means: If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover" If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references" If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc. Never help AI steal another medium No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.

I am once more being asked to “slim the tummy” on a photograph of a beautiful young woman in a form-fitting dress. The “tummy” is actually the point of her lower ribcage, which protrudes slightly over her abdomen because she is already thin and probably laced up pretty tight.

I am really looking forward to the day when this photography trend of desaturated images with blown out lights and darks finally ends. Not that it isn’t a cool look for some images, but it makes for TERRIBLE photo paintings. And looks so weird for babies and kids.

IT IS I'M, DASHING PIRATE REMY~