Union Migrante wants to help New Orleans area immigrant families recover financially from the immigration occupation. I am offering a free 8x8" watercolor pet portrait similar to the ones here to anyone who donates $300 or more through the end of Mardi Gras (Feb 17th). $10 shipping within the US. 1/

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Union Migrante wants to help New Orleans area immigrant families recover financially from the immigration occupation. I am offering a free 8x8" watercolor pet portrait similar to the ones here to anyone who donates $300 or more through the end of Mardi Gras (Feb 17th). $10 shipping within the US. 1/

Well I've taken a break from posting to this account because I got bogged down in holiday work and now I'm bogged down by *gestures around* but here's our (much less little) pup Margie "enjoying" (hating) her jacket on this frigid day

Hello #portfolioday! I'm a New Orleans-based artist and illustrator, looking for representation. Most of my work is in picture books; I love animals, vibrant colors & texture, and elaborate, layered scenery. You can view more of my illustration work on my website. www.mvandiver-art.com/illustration

Buddy #ArtAdventCalendar. For more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

And to go with yesterday's #ArtAdventCalendar post, my other dog, Louise, as the Grinch (very much her real life personality) To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com.

Another one of my Kirby, as the Grinch's dog #ArtAdventCalendar. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

Those bitches, we all know em #ArtAdventCalendar. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

My next #ArtAdventCalendar post is the cover of the latest book I illustrated, Real River Rats by Anna Romano Johnson. It's a chapter book for early readers with just a few illustrations, about the rats that live on the batture in New Orleans. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com.

This is my own dog, the late great Kirby, as Liberace. I call it Wienerace. "Why Liberace?" you ask. Because he dressed fun, that's all. I really miss her. #ArtAdventCalendar. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

This is Alan. I think he looks like an Alan. #ArtAdventCalendar. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com.

We've had somewhere around 1200 images posted for #ArtAdventCalendar in the first 3 days and I would guess that less than 50 have been posted without AltText. Platform wide, AltText use is about 20% (apparently) For AAC...about 96% Over 450 artists leading the way. Fantastic job everyone.

Oh hey it's Princess Luna. #ArtAdventCalendar To see more of my work visit www.mvandiver-art.com

Continuing from yesterday's #ArtAdventCalendar post (bsky.app/profile/mvan...), I'll post Lulu's sister, Cricket, all decked out for Mardi Gras. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

It’s time! #ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #Watercolor

Happy first day of #ArtAdventCalendar, folks. I’m sharing this excellent Wyandotte rooster I digitally painted for #birdtober. I work in #Procreate using natural media brushes. #chicken #birds #art #illustration #digitalArt #SciArt

An iris I painted for my mom after my grandma passed away in 2017. ❤️ #ArtAdventCalendar

‘Tis the season for… #ArtAdventCalendar! Day 1️⃣ A kaleidoscope of paper butterflies boxed with specimen pins 🦋

Good Evening. In typical fashion, I'm late to the Advent kick-off. But hey! It's still day ONE!! #ArtAdventCalendar "Wisdom Of The Weeds" Acrylic On Canvas #painting #torilart #art #fineart #acrylic

#ArtAdventCalendar #artistsofbluesky Day 1 A view from a walk I took in the Yorkshire Dales this past April. What a glorious place. Please tap to see the full painting. You are missing most of it here.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 1 Kicking things off light and breezy with this art deco inspired peacock pattern

#ArtAdventCalendar #MacroMonday #SensoryArt #Season #Poinsettia #BloomScrolling #Holidays #Festive #Christmas #OnlyBeautifulThings #TheLittleThings #SimplePleasures #Breathe #FlowerPhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #AltText

Breaking out some of my pottery for #ArtAdventCalendar. This is a large handbuilt platter with one of my favorite glazes, Celadon Bloom. #EastCoastKin #PottersOfBluesky #ceramics #MondayBlues

'Everything has its proper name. I shall call it “Armadillo” till I found out the real one…’ Illustration for The Beginning of the Armadillos, from Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, published by The Folio Society, 2012. Watercolour on Saunders Waterford hp, 140 x 240mm. #ArtAdventCalendar

In the spirit of an advent calendar, I decided to look for pictures I took on December 1st. Here's Crooked Lake in northern Michigan on December 1, 2021, looking spectacular. I didn't contribute to the art, just pointed the phone! #ArtAdventCalendar #Seasons #nature #photography

It's #ArtAdventCalendar day 1! Sharing the first ever piece of jewelry that I made* in sterling silver about 4 years ago. A pendant with a black rutilated quartz stone that I gifted to my mom 🙂 (* the first piece that didn't melt 😂)

I'm all in favor of more #Cookies in #ArtAdventCalendar

Thought I'd inspire myself with this amazing dahlia for Day 1 of #ArtAdventCalendar. It's called Peppermint Swirl - so apropos for the season, don't you think? Happy December! ❤️🤍🌿 #Flowers #Garden #EastCoastKin #NaturePhotography #Bloomscrolling

Sketch art · donrice.art Shop · ebay.com/str/donrice #artadventcalendar art advent calendar · day one Beaver on a Bank

I'm kicking off my #ArtAdventCalendar this year with one of my favorite pet portraits I did over the past year. Here is Lulu, as a mermaid. To view more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

Sharing this from my other account because it's important info for those in New Orleans!

Someone discovered her reflection today

Anyone have experience with a puppy who doesn't want to go on walks? Doesn't want to leave the domicile?

Watching the neighborhood stray cats take their morning strolls.

New Orleans! If you're headed to Po-Boy Fest today, stop by Blue Cypress Books to get a signed copy of Real River Rats - written by Anna Romano Johnson and illustrated by me, yours truly! It's a chapter book for very early readers. I won't be there but you can say hi to Anna!

Having a lot of trouble being motivated to potty in the morning because we like sunbathing so much!!

We have a new family member and we have finally named her! Introducing Large Marge! (I'm gonna call her Margie). She is some sort of dachshund+Chihuahua+??? mix. Very long wienerdog body though! I can only catch a photo of her when she's doing lazy stuff but she's got big puppy energy 🤣

We have a new family member and we have finally named her! Introducing Large Marge! (I'm gonna call her Margie). She is some sort of dachshund+Chihuahua+??? mix. Very long wienerdog body though! I can only catch a photo of her when she's doing lazy stuff but she's got big puppy energy 🤣

Pivot to video they said

My very special angel just laying in her wet food while she eats 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

Come support your favorite terrible parade this Friday, New Orleans!

And he's done! The client wanted an impasto technique (where the paint is real thick and textured, think palette knife painting) and acrylics don't really do that. Rather than buying a whole set of heavy-bodied acrylics for just this painting, I used molding paste (sometimes called modeling paste)

They say dogs aren't actually smiling when they look like they are to us humans but I don't believe them

#wip #workinprogress "Buddy"

Flyer by yours truly 😘

I'd like to announce my husband and I are with puppy

I'd like to announce my husband and I are with puppy

Went and visited a puppy in Gulfport the other day. We are hoping to adopt her! Fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞

Well score for me, I only ordered one of these and received three! Unfortunately I don't use this color much so I'm gonna have to uhh come up with a new aesthetic and a project to go with it to get through this (If you're unfamiliar, gouache stretches really far so this is a lot of paint haha)