Some sharks and rays from Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland. #shark #ray #ink #aquarium #justkeepswimming

Join me and sketch at the de Young Museum for the de Youngsters Day Out on May 16th. It's a free community event. Come and engage your art curiosity! www.famsf.org/events/de-yo... #art #museum #drawing #activity #familyevent #deyoungmuseum #curiosity

Almost 90% of comics creators who earn income from traditional publishing do not earn the national living wage from their work, with 13% relying on state benefits 👇 #BookSky

What's your favorite Star Wars creature?

Lions, tigers, and bears and more @nhm.org for #purrsday. #ink #mountain #lion #tiger #bear #fossil #stegosaurus #bone #skull

I used to run a page called For Exposure, where I featured funny quotes from people who refused to pay artists. I let it die when Twitter did. But I just found some of the For Exposure Illustrated drawings I did, and I figured I'd let them live here.

Sunday plans: prose spec fiction or comics or animal drawing?

Pour one out for Silver Sprocket.

I submitted four stories this month. I'm out of flash fiction for now, so I guess I'll write some longer pieces and see what happens. I am still working on the next cat calendar illustrations and maybe a couple short comic ideas. Too many projects, only so much time in the day.

Shut up, words! Today is an art drawing day!

Freshly printed comics for Small Press Comics Expo for Peninsula Libraries Comic Arts Fest 2026! Come to South San Francisco Public Library, April 4th, Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm. See you there with comics, cat stickers, and more! Comicartsfest.com #indieartist #library #free #comics #workshop #cat

All Make 100 Catober 2025 rewards have been sent out, completing my 20th successful Kickstarter campaign.

I'm tabling at Small Press Expo featured by the Peninsula Libraries Comic Arts Fest on April 4th at the South San Francisco Public Library! Check out smcl.org/comicartsfest/ for more info on the events throughout April 2026. #comicfest #library #indieart #cat #comics #plcaf2026 #plcaf

For the first time, in a long time, I submitted a prose short story for an open call today.

20th successful Kickstarter campaign achieved!

Final hours of the Make 100 Catober 2025 campaign, ending on February 26th, 12 noon PST! 3 bonus cat stickers are unlocked along wtih the Catober 2025 booklet. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar... #crowdfund #campaign #kickstarter #cat #catart #funded #indieart #ink #catober

Happy New Year of the Fire Horse! #ink #cny #lunaryear #happynewyear #fire #horse #brushpen

I've been doing a writing challenge for the past few weeks. What I've learned is that I am very out of practice and my stories are not clear and/or confusing. I'm struggling with how much to describe in prose versus whipping out a sketchbook to draw.

I'm thinking about which cat(s) I haven't painted or drawn yet.

For all the weekend warriors: Brew More, Do More! #caturday #weekendwarrior #tea #cat #teapot #teatime

Friendly reminder for US-based readers, if you preordered the book in any format, you have one more week to get your free signed bookplate. Submit receipts here: readstarwars.com/lrm-preorder

Aaaand, we're funded! Back the project and help decide which cat sticker I should make next: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...

There's 5 hours left to see if this one-hour AMA Zoom makes more money than Melania this weekend.

A little support today. #ink #support #snuggle #cat #whitecat #love #loveislove

We live...! kck.st/4t7fZOB

Spend over 3 decades editing comics, you field a lot of loaded questions. Here are 100 of my favorites from art and english majors to industry hopefuls and seasoned pros. From oft-asked to oddball, the answers might surprise you. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...

Happy #caturday! Join me for Family Art Making Day at deYoung Museum and draw manga inspired creations. It's free and we're open from 11 am to 3 pm today, January 24th in the Kimball Gallery. www.famsf.org/events/famil... #drawing #tiger

Today, I shipped my last backer rewards today for the Catastic 2026 Calendar Kickstarter. Always nice to hit that 100% fulfilled status.

san francisco’s Japan consul general Kotaro Otsuki welcomed manga legends and featured @deyoungmuseum.bsky.social “art of manga” exhibit artists Junji Ito (Uzumaki) and Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2) this week! Don’t miss your chance to see “art of manga” - last day is Feb. 1!

My next project and 20th crowdfunding one coming soon...! #cat #catober #crowdfund #kickstarter #indieart #ink #shopsmall #drawingchallenge www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...

Writing session proved fruitless, so now watercolor painting instead for the rest of the day.

hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html 🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky

::screams in nope::

Thanks for the support of the Black Zine Fair so far. We are looking to get to $15,000 by the end of this week. I am working on the fair budget & we definitely need funds. gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...

I'm sad to hear of CCA's closure, but not really surprised, given these times.

Getting back into writing prose spec fiction and I'm trying to not edit the process too much so I can finish a draft first.

Join me for Family Art Making at the deYoung Museum to draw manga characters for the Art of Manga exhibit. Maybe I'll show you how to draw one of the many cats from the exhibit! Jan 10 & 24, Kimball Gallery, 11 to 3 www.famsf.org/events/famil... #purrsday #drawing #workshop #learning #manga #chibi

I notice people are starting to refer to ChatGPT as Chat. Stop that. Chat is my unhinged friend made up of thousands of real voices. Chat is my audience both real and fictional. Chat is all of us. And ChatGPT is wearing our skin like a suit.

Happy New Year! I'm selling the last of my Catastic 2026 Calendars at a 30% discount. US shipping only included. #shopindie #cat #purrsday #catart #calendar2026 #calendar #HappyNewYear karenluk.net/shop/#!/Cata...

Most liked posts of 2025. Bye, 2025. Hello, 2026! #ArtvsArtist #happynewyear #catart #cat #kaiju #NoAI #traditionalart #digitalart #comics #catober #art

And "My Collectors," originally published in Black Static, was reprinted in Kaleidotrope in October. A good year for my non-comics writing! kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

Appreciate both whatever support you can give as well as any and all signal boosts. Thanks!

Late last #caturday of 2025 featuring a tiger for #VisitTheZooDay from the @sfzoo.bsky.social #ink #lifedrawing #tiger #catnap #bigcat

To the curmudgeon at the post office, you know when the holidays are. Complaining loudly at the post office being out of holiday stamps and the long line is on you.

#ICYMI: Limited stock of Catastic 2026 Calendar is available now! Featuring the best of Karen Luk's cat illustrations plus 3 new ones, specially for this calendar. US shipping only. #cat #catart #watercolor #calendar #traditionalart #animalart #shoplocal #shopsmall #indieart tinyurl.com/3zh8eu9a

Inching towards 95% fulfillment of the Catastic 2026 Calendar Kickstarter.

Krampuss throwback for Krampus Day. #Krampusnacht #KrampusDay #digitalart #catart #blackcat #Krampus

Happy #purrsday this International Cheetah Day. #InternationalCheetahDay #cheetah #speed #run #digitalart #catart #animalart #wildcat

Over 80% of my Catastic 2026 Calendar rewards are fulfilled! #Icymi I have 5 calendars left to claim. If you’re interested, DM me to reserve one for $30. US shipping only. #cat #catart #calendar #2026 #watercolor #traditionalart #whitecat

A little late for International Jaguar Day. #InternationalJaguarDay #jaguar #digitalart #catart #animalart #wildcat