I love this photo. You can feel the light and feeling of “maybe I should bring in some wood for the fire.”

Kodak Retina IIc Rollei RPX25

This is my first foray into perspective drawing. Eraser mark’s everywhere! Unfinished. Lesson: vanishing point, vignette

I love this @907life.bsky.social Printed on metal would be pretty. That color!

Painting for today. First semi-successful aurora painting, paired with roses that I bought for myself just because.

You can feel and hear this painting. The detail and movement of their hands and faces tells so many stories. Artist: sacred layers by aviuk, an inupiaq artist from utqiagvik, alaska

@kejames.bsky.social posted a gorgeous sunset ice skating photo the other day that served as inspo for these. This was excellent practice! Thanks Karen!

-40 below. Again. Still.

Happy New Year from the Yukon 🥂 Thanks so much for all the love and support through ‘25. Hard to imagine facing all those challenges without the beautiful art found here. Cheers to everyone who helped make this a safe haven for my mental health Hasselblad 500CM Zeiss Planar 100 f3.5 Fuji PRO400H

2025 Rasmuson Awards just dropped! Excited to see a bunch of people I know in there. ALSO excited to see a bunch of people I don't know... 75% are first-time recipients this year! rasmuson.org/wp-content/u...

Two of my favorite portraits, together for the first time in 230 yrs. Can’t believe I got to see this exhibit in person! Victoria & Albert Museum London Marie Antoinette Style Artist: Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Marie Antoinette with a Rose (1783) Marie-Antoinette of Austria, Queen of France (1778)

Here’s another “progression”. This one will be on display and for sale at the UAF West Ridge International Arctic Research Center First Friday, 12/5 from 3-6pm. @uafairbanks.bsky.social #AlaskaArt

I love this one so much. Polar bears put their nose in the air like that to survey their world. They “get big” too and square up their shoulders. For a simple painting I really captured how that first bear looked at me. Unforgettable. I’ll keep practicing!

Before and after Denali-ish 4”x4” in 8x8 frame. This one will be hung for First Friday at UAF West Ridge Friday December 5, 3-6pm International Arctic Research Center. Come up and see a variety of art styles from scientists and science adjacent people like me! Music and snacks too! Great event!

These two are my whole heart ❤️ They will be hanging and for sale at Ursa Major Distillery for First Friday this week! They are small, 2x3” (ish) in 5x7” frame. 3D effect. The rose hip is a mix of birch and watercolor. Framed for desktop or to hang.

This one sold! I hope they love having this memory of the sunset that night. ❤️

In Welsh, birch symbolizes love and protection. These two love birds just bought a house and had a baby. True Love…oh that birch. Thank you for falling in my yard so that I could make this gift. ❤️

Beach! First attempt at a beach! Looks like a place I’d like to be! 🏖️

Birch Lake, AK south of Fairbanks. A familiar cabin on the ledge for anyone who has stopped At the highway pull off on this tranquil little lake.

A friend posted her dinner view from Puget Sound last night. I decided to paint it. I really like this one for the deep sunset color and water variations. Was a good lesson!

My first polar bear painting! Looks like a bear. Lessons in “white”. I kinda like her. Not bad for a first try! Inspo pic in comments.

Wolf Gwishalaayt loom One more coat of black on secondary, then clean up on this commissioned weaving loom. #wolf #gwishalaayt #mikedangeli #mikedangeliart #mikedangelidesigns

All I have to say for today is WTAF

First Denali attempt! Celebrating one year of digging in with lessons! Thank you for cheering me on since the “blue blob” mountain phase.

I love making these! Naturally downed birch from my yard (thank you winter windstorms 🙄). Wedding gift for a couple of Alaskan love birds. ❤️

The Palouse Scenic Byway in WA is so bright green and gold right now. Trying different techniques and learning landscape depth and how to draw the eye in here. These are 14”x14”.

Watercolor attempt #3 of my grandparent’s house. Was going for some whimsy, added tulips. My aunt painted the footprints in the 70’s. She is putting them back on this summer! This is my ❤️ place.

Imitation phase of learning. Picture was from instructor, didn’t get a name. Attempt 1 and 2.

I keep trying to paint Big Red, Lake Michigan Holland, MI. My fave beach in the world. ❤️

Watercolor and embroidery. Fairbanks Watercolor Society meeting, special guest artist Lyndsi Harris who embroiders and paints on birch.

Forget-Me-Not Attempt #1

I’ve been working on this little whimsical bookshop the last couple days. New style attempt. #watercolor #art Work in progress!

I really need to just paint and stay away from people for the evening. Practice. Flowers are not my thing but I’ll try!

Art everywhere, any time!

I have a📚✨ BOOK COVER ANNOUNCEMENT! ✨📚 I'm more in love with it every day, and excited to share: The cover of #ghostsofdistanttrees features Fairbanks artist Sara Tabbert's "In Cold Shadow." #writingcommunity #booksky #alaskasky

Scottish Thistle. Learning to draw!

Boreal forest, Rat Ponds trail. My fave place to ski. Used an off brand paper so water didn’t do what I wanted it to do. (There’s a lesson here isn’t there?)

Winter sun on birch. I’ve been practicing branches. You don’t realize how wild birch branches are until you try to paint them.

Painted with @rockwellart.global pigments. I support #NATO #Peace #Ukraine #Watercolor #Painting #Art

Improvement! New paints and brushes! Try, try again!

Another one I did in Akutan of the little old Russian Orthodox Church there. #pleinair #pleinairoil #nightscape #seascape #painting #oilpainting #landscape #cityscape

Haven’t painted for awhile due to travel. Invested in some travel tins and natural bristle brushes though!

It was a good day.

Sunrise on Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii. One of the most memorable sunrises of my life. #hawaii #maui #sunrise #photography #landscapephotography #haleakala #seetheworld #travelholic #nationalparks

One thing works to get me out of a worried mind: Art. Doing it. Looking at it. Learning about it. I may stop by Georgia Blue gallery soon. My happy space.

If you see this, post something red.

I used to post a lot of process videos when I was chasing (& failing to catch) fame & fortune on Insta. 😅 This one, OTOH, was recently, when I stopped between poppy stems and asked myself, “Do people even REALIZE how tedious this shit can be?” 😵‍💫 Please enjoy 30 secs. of real-time art tedium!

Sticker club! Stickers make people happy. Happy people make art and fight the patriarchy. Look! Sparkly owl sticker! #Alaskasky

If you are going to #AlaskaCon in Fairbanks this weekend stop by and meet Shayla. She is such a neat young artist and a great teacher. Let’s support her growing art business! Buy art! She has a sticker club too! #Alaskasky #AlaskaArt #watercolor #Alaska

A passable riff on an incredibly beautiful tutorial by @dylanscottpierce. #White #Cherry #Blossom #FruitTree #Spring #Watercolor #Painting #Art