Woke up feeling very worn down. The “Christmas Crazy”, which often hits as soon as Advent begins, has stayed away until now. I would have just had a “work from home” day but I had the Christmas Eucharist at a retirement homes and I couldn’t disappoint them. As I drove there I felt so depressed../1

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

“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say

The MOST ABUNDANT PROTEIN ON EARTH is probably the one that almost all life depends on. It makes up ~3% of the mass of every leaf & blade of grass on the planet: a total weight of 10^11 kg. Let's talk about Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase or 'RuBisCO'. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Picture book in progress for overly responsible worriers #kidlit #illustration #picturebook

Have you explored the website, Kidlit411? It's a treasure trove of resources for kidlit creators - authors, author-illustrators, illustrators - whether you're just getting started, you're looking for ways to level up, or you need helpful tips to continue developing your craft. www.kidlit411.com

The uncountable hours I spent reading and watching political coverage and at the end I had no idea what world I was living in, I just thought I did. If I'd spent that time reading about, say, birds, I would now know an awful lot about an awful lot of birds.

I'm seeing a video making the rounds that claims mammograms cause cancer. This anti-science movement is a contagion. Mammograms save lives. It saved mine when it detected an incidental #breastcancer. I was asymptomatic & the tumor was not yet palpable. An early diagnosis can be key to survival.

Huh, I apprently missed copy/pasting the one tweet with a link to the paper. My bad! Here is the preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Abolish the death penalty

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard !! 🧡 I am Marie, an illustrator with a growth mindset...currently growing tangerines. 🍊 I make STEAM topics accessible for children through illustration. Books about forests, oceans, farms, math. Rep'd by @carynwiseman.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit

It's me birthdayyy can I be shameless and ask for reskeets or whatever we call them these days