Yep. And you've gotta DO IT. Commit, lean into it. Make it the best darn (metaphorical or otherwise) bagpipe break you can possibly manage. Don't wonder if you can or should. Wonder how anyone can even begin to stop you (they can't).

Take a moment to reset your mind. Contemplate this portrait of a mouse. Each little creature has its own unique and special place in this world. We should care for every living thing and take great pleasure in its creation and individual beauty

Good news from Merck & Moderna. Custom-made mRNA vaccine, now dubbed intismeran autogene (mRNA-4157) + Keytruda linked to 49% lower risk of melanoma relapse or death. My read is that these vaccines have real potential not so much for initial treatment but to keep cancer in remission.

In most art programs, if you hold control/command and click on the thumbnail of a layer, it auto selects /puts an exact ant-line on what’s in that layer.

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm an illustrator seeking representation and I'm open to picture book and middle grade projects! I work both traditionally in gouache, and digitally. Check my portfolio linked in my bio for more art! #kidlitpostcard #middlegrade #picturebooks

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

This started out as a plein air painting from the view of my studio window, but the morning light changed to dull gray and snow. The rest was finished from memory, and I purposefully separated some of the marks to make it more mosaic-like. 10”x8” oil on wood panel Available on my website.

'The witch's hideout' embroidery and textile collage by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici #WomensArt

Let's talk about how "ammonia" (NH₃) gets its name 🧪. Along the way, we'll talk about Alexander the Great, ancient Egyptian gods & a Roman misunderstanding. Let's start with these giant CASTLES made for PIGEONS in Siwa, Egypt, a tiny desert town built around an oasis, with 2 dry salt lakes nearby.

Every time someone says "I can't write X, editors will never buy it" an angel loses its wings Those shining adamantine feathers, sharper than death, slice all creatures in their path to molecule-thin ribbons, blood raining down onto acres of land rendered poisonous for decades. So maybe reconsider

GOOD NEWS! A group of patients with an otherwise incurable form of T‑cell leukemia have seen their cancer driven into REMISSION by an innovative immune therapy known as BE-CAR7. 82% of patients reached deep remission and 64% of patients have now been disease-free and OFF therapy for THREE years.

Pre-work Ruddy Duck. I think he’s about done.

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Outcropping 6”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel . Available on my website.

Cover art I designed for a book cover contest (didn’t win but I’m pleased with it). I think it would be really great record art for a Toronto band. #coverart #recordcover

Big prairie sky painted in oils with a brush on a canvas by a human #traditionalart #oilpainting

I need every beginner artist out there who thinks their work isn’t good enough to know that in this AI-poisoned environment seeing your raw, human art gives me fucking life. Any imperfection born from a living soul infinitely trumps whatever “polished” slop they’re trying to force feed us.

I usually work on picture book illustrations, but I'm available for book cover projects as well! If you have a project you think would be a great fit, please reach out to my agent Jemiscoe Chambers-Black @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Portfolio: yusukewatanabe.com Thank you!

Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758), Scottish botanical illustrator known for the book "A Curious Herbal" 1737. Blackwell published her hand drawn, engraved and coloured work in order to raise funds to free her husband from debtors prison. #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day #kidlitillustration #childrensbooks

Cartoon victorian animals

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Jen - a Canadian artist hoping to illustrate kids books for dreamers!

First time I’ve been unnerved by my own painting. He looks like he’s plotting something 4x4” oil on board #bird #oilpainting #crowsaretoosmart

This is my oil painting of my dear friend’s favourite view over the Shuswap River in BC, Canada. It makes me so happy to think of her waiting to round the corner on the highway just as it comes into view! #joy #blueskyartshow #oilpainting

At first glance, the raven is pitch black, but upon closer inspection, it shines with seven different colors of light. My hobby of bird watching has helped me to understand the fascination of crows. #Illustration #CommentPls #RTpls

Landscapes landscapes landscapes can’t stop won’t stop capturing big prairie skies, oil on canvas #art

Golden field near Benson, Utah 9x12" pastel on paper Available - www.michellechampagne.com/products/gol... #ArtYear #Art #LandscapeArt #SoftPastel #Painting #ArtShop #TraditionalArt #FineArt #OriginalArt #Utah #UtahArt

Below the Aspens oil on canvas | 48 x 48" | 2025 #landscape #art #painting #rickstevens rickstevensart.com

Moody and weird landscape by a moody and weird painter oil on canvas #art

Skyscape 8x8” oil on canvas #oilpainting #traditionalart #lakesunset #hope

I painted two more mini mitosis watercolors #sciart artologica.etsy.com

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have developed a groundbreaking UNIVERSAL coronavirus vaccine that triggers STONG immune responses AND shows promise in neutralizing MULTIPLE coronaviruses, including those responsible for causing COVID-19, MERS, AND even the “common cold.” 🧪🧵⬇️

‪ Hello and welcome to all of the new followers! I'm an artist north of Boston telling stories about light and atmosphere with oil paints. I paint both large and small, and my originals are available in my online shop. My large paintings are all currently on sale! tishamark.com/shop #art #bsnm

The loss of a legend- Kanzi, the language-competent bonobo, has died age 44. Kanzi was exceptional in so many ways and offered us profound insights into the linguistic & cognitive capacities of great apes. He has taught us so much and will be hugely missed. www.apeinitiative.org/remembering-...

Forever exploring prairie skies 8x8” oil on canvas #oilpainting #traditionalart #prairieskies #hope

Sharing for this week's #scape day. Tisha Mark ©2024, Storm's End, oil on linen, 20"x16" Original is available in my online shop, with maple frame: tishamark.com/shop #art #painting #ArtShop #bsnm #EastCoastKin

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️

Even though the sun has been out, we've had very high winds here over the last couple days. It sounds very stormy - my house is rattling! Tisha Mark ©2024, In the Storm I, oil on canvas, 12"x12" Original is available in my online shop: tishamark.com/shop #art #painting #ArtShop #ArtYear #bsnm

Work in progres #illustrationportfolio #portfolioday

One of my favorite pieces from last year, a pied currawong painted from my own reference photo! #Watercolor and Chinese ink on cold press #ArtYear #SciArt #BirdArt #Ausbirds #onlybeautifulthings

“Come at Me” 12x24” oil on canvas #art #painting #bird

#bird #oilpainting #birdart #bluejay #canadianart

“Resilience”, a piece I had made in hommage to humpback whales no longer being an endangered species. Acrylic on 24”x36” canvas. #art #artwork #painting #acrylicpainting #nature #wildlife

Oil on Board 28 x 28cm. #oilpainting #painting #art #fineart #stilllife #metal #reflection #fabric #arte #oleo #pintura

I am begging people to add some nuance when they talk about AI. AI is a huge field filled with actual groundbreaking things like programs that detect cancer. Saying "I hate AI" when you mean you hate *generative AI* is as inaccurate as saying "I hate animals" when you mean you hate mosquitoes.

Thursday artshare! #artshare