#monochrome #pencil #drawing #art #Blueskyart #artyear #portraits #charcoal oh, and Fuck Trump.

I just don't like today, so here's a rescue dog. I will post what matters to me. Because I Was Here.

This piece is really fun. Dreamy and playful and makes me want to just sit there with a glass of tea.

Dude! This is beautiful!

Hey, lookit, Stephen Miller was spotted at my Lowe's today.

My mother would cook anything I requested for my special birthday dinner. Then she'd say "Come on outside and talk at me a little." We'd rock on the swing. She'd scratch my back. She grated her own fresh coconut for my cake. I haven't had that in 30 years now. Today is my birthday. I am #BlueMonday

Wow.

Jeez this is amazing!

When the news makes me want to crawl back into bed and hide, I see this adorable guy and feel hope. Artists, please keep arting.

#ArtShow #ArtYear #onlybeautifulthings #urbansketchers #art #oilpainting #figurepainting

Finished Porschia yesterday and could hardly wait to begin - dogs are so much fun to paint! I've been walking this rescue girl weekly for nearly a year. She has had NO lookers at all. Still, my dog walk days are full of snacks, belly scratches, and kickass fun. #YellowThu #rescuedogs #oilpainting

Wow. This is just fabulous.

A painting I was commissioned for years ago by a lady who didn't buy it. She said her black dog looked too gray. I was just devastated. But someone else bought it within weeks. As long as he's being honored on someone's wall, it's all good. #ColorADay #RedWed #dogs #oilpainting #art

#AnimalArtTuesday. Here is my girl, Rockie, who was one of the best cats ever. A brave girl, she'd chase deer into the woods and bop toads on the head when she spotted them in the pond, just to watch them bounce. #art #coloredpencil #cats

This is magnificent.

#SleepySep I think I posted this once before, but it's a favorite of mine. That dear nephew I babysat for years is now 15, and I don't think I'm considered cool anymore. But that's okay, cuz I was lucky as shit back then! #oilpainting #art #figurepainting #children

Casco Bay. I'm trying to teach myself how to do water. People and dogs are much easier! #oilpainting #art #scenery #Maine #landscape

Our final day in Acadia. It's such a beautiful world. I hope humans can keep it for awhile longer.

Have been gone a week and am currently in Maine. There are solar panels and pride flags and yards being rewilded. There are gay folks, trans folks, happy dogs, and I unintentionally surprised two girls having the best makeout session in an obscure garden. Oh, Maine! I'm not ready to leave yet!

#purplefinch. (Apologies for the glare from glass!) I wanted to post him, since flying away is what I'm about to do. My red-neck o' the woods can get mighty suffocating, so I'm off to find kinder and bluer folks. I hope. #birds #coloredpencil #drawing #art #wings

This is divine.

Not our best protest showing, but I won't give up.

Hoping to see lots of folks tomorrow protesting against the Potus psychopath and his Republican enablers. Find a protest near you on the 50501 movement site. We need you! Nobody's coming to rescue us. Nobody's fighting for us. Just us. So move your asses, please.

This makes me happy all over.

Bingo

I finished this yesterday. I think maybe it's done, not sure. I could hardly sleep for the excitement of attempting to paint her beautiful hair. #beachbreak #oilpainting #figurepainting #portraitpainting #art #peopleofcolor #ArtYear #children

#wings #artchallenge #JuliArty #coloredpencil #art #birds #drawing

#Splash #artchallenge #JuliArty #oilpainting #art

Another from my beach series. This sweet little fella had had enough. #sleepy #JuliArty #artchallenge #oilpainting #art #beach

Shelter dog, Trinity, sure loved her time in the play yard! Many of the shelter dogs I post are from years ago, when I volunteered and also painted dogs as fundraisers for AHS. I loved them all and many have surely passed. #shake #JuliArty #artchallenge #rescuedogs #oilpainting #art #dogs

AOC’s Met Gala appearance violated House gift rules, ethics panel says www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Too bad she wasn't given a plane, I think that's considered okay.

#family. A popular spot along Rt 15 above Harrisburg, I believe this spot is called McKees Half Falls Rest Area. There are often Amish families recreating here in this peaceful spot. #artchallenge #JuliArty #oilpainting #art #figurepainting #Amish

For #Hot. These gals take a french fry break on this beautiful but sweltering day. #artchallenge #JuliArty #oilpainting #art #figurepainting #summer #boardwalk #beach

#pleasure is strolling the boardwalk with your forever besties. (Well, if you're neurotypical, anyway. Some of us would rather just be reading about it. 🤣) #artchallenge #JuliArty #painting #oilpainting #figurepainting #beach #bff

Dang, plus I missed the day for #bikini. This one's an old favorite from back in the days when my kid was a reporter at an Ocean City, Maryland, newspaper. It was so nice not having to pay for a hotel room. 🤣 #beach #volleyball #oilpainting #figurepainting #artchallenge #JuliArty #art

Late to the party, as usual. I don't know how I manage to miss so much stuff! The month is half over! #dogs #artchallenge #JuliArty #oilpainting #rescuedogs #art #painting

I love these postage stamps a ridiculous amount. Yeah, I still use stamps. I still have a checkbook that I balance every month too. Maybe I should just go ahead and die, it'd be easier than keeping up.

This makes me feel happy.

My kid, practicing his oboe. I miss that sound so much! I haven't heard it in about 15 years. The little things become the gone things while you aren't looking. Be happy today before tomorrow grabs it. #oilpainting #art #musician #music #oboe #BlueSkyArtShow #figurepainting

This!

The country remains in tatters, so here's a rescue dog. Help yourself today by helping someone else. Love isn't love till you give it away. #rescuedogs #dogs #art #oilpainting #artyear

Holy cow this is stunning!

An old drawing from a favorite family photo. This was in the fifties, back when a mom's biggest worry was if a plastic gun would make her kid violent but she didn't worry he'd grow up to be a Republican. #drawing #art #figuredrawing #graphite #goodolddays #artyear #blueskyart

Chincoteague pony study. We just got back from a short trip of eating the absolute best smashburgers and watching the wildlife. #art #oilpainting #horses #ArtYear #Chincoteague

How they spend most of their time. Friends matter. #BlueSkyCats #cats #WoodyandNoodle #love

Wow. This is gorgeous.

Waiting for it to be over. #art #oilpainting #figurepainting #ArtYear

The country may be nuts, but we still love. Hold on to what makes you happy so it may sustain you. Happy Father's Day, Blueskyers. #monochrome #drawing #art #ArtYear #family #pencil