I hope Charlie Kirk recovers quickly then, like James Brady, uses his megaphone to help advocate for common sense limits on firearms.

My piece for the Banned Book show at Cottage Valley Library in New York. The opening is today. I decided to illustrate "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank back in April and couldn't imagine then just how far backwards our country would be heading in just a few months...it's so horrific.

Playing around with #LillasStylePlay2025 Day 1: Nutella. Here's a shout out Nutella's Number 1 fan, Iggy! #illustration #watercolor #squirrel #makeartthatsells

Just a little teeny painting while I look forward to upcoming forest adventures. #chipmunk #illustration

New work and a few words... (Aka..A New Blog Post) www.debrastyer.com/bluehourstud...

THIS FRIDAY (June 6th) Please join me for the opening of the June Group show at City Art Gallery (828 Valencia Street, San Francisco). Stop by and check out my new portraits as well as the work of over 20 incredible Bay Area artists. #illustration #watercolor #sanfrancisco

Here's a sneak peek at one of the new pieces I'm working on for the upcoming June group show at City Art Gallery in San Francisco. I'll admit the last few months of worries are definitely hitting hard...#illustration

Mr. Poe stuck in a sun beam...Happy Caturday to all that celebrate! #caturday #blackcat

Happy May Day from San Francisco! #mayday #maydayprotest #protest

Happy Liberation Day to all who celebrate newrepublic.com/article/1934...

This article is one of the best, most poignant, most real, most somewhat optimistic but realist things I’ve read in a while. www.itsnicethat.com/articles/eli...?

One of Kerry’s “Chromatic Cocktails” will be screening as part of a 3D showcase in Chicago in a couple weeks. Wish I could be there! (One of these days…) www.siskelfilmcenter.org/experiments-3d

Finally got some of my folktale week prints in the shop! Say hello to the fabulously creepy, child eating witch, Baba Yaga and her chicken foot house. I am sure she would be happy to meet you ... bluehourstudio.etsy.com/listing/1860... #babayaga #illustration

Oh. The LA Times is editing out negative parts of an article about RFK Jr. that say he's unfit for Secretary of Health and Human Services. If you haven't canceled your subscription already, you should.

Happy 216th Birthday to the spooktastic Edgar Allan Poe! Here's my illustration for one of my favorite Poe stories, "The Masque of the Red Death". #illustration #watercolor #EdgarAllanPoe bluehourstudio.etsy.com/listing/1459...

Today's pretty...turning off the news and painting all the lovely things. This was inspired by my trip to Longwood Gardens and their incredible Orchids. #illustration

I'm having a HOLIDAY SALE in my Etsy shop! Save 20% off everything in my shop until December 9th! Woot! www.etsy.com/shop/bluehou...

Folktale Week 2024 Day 7: Blossom On the last day of #Folktaleweek2024, I wanted to leave with a bit of light and hope. Here's my portrait of the Roman Goddess "Flora". She is the goddess of flowers, spring and fertility. #folktaleweekblossom

inspired by the Mexican story of La Loba (aka La Huesera) or the "Bone Woman" who crawls over the land searching for lost bones. Once found, she stands over them and sings. Her voice brings flesh, fur and life back to the body. She continues and the creatures open their eyes and breath once more.

#FolktaleWeek2024 Inspired by Grimm's Fairytale "Jorinda and Joringel". It is a story of two loves that go for a walk and forget to watch out for the nearby witches castle. Soon, they are encircled 3 times by and owl and suddenly Jorinda is turned into a Mockingbird. Can Joringel save his love?

Folktale Week Day 2: Gate This was inspired by the Japanese Folktale, "The Ogre of Rashomon". The story is about the brave knight, Watanabe, who fought the giant Ogre who terrorized on the villagers at the Gate of Rashomon in Kyoto...

Folktale Week, Day 1: Mist Inspired by the British Folktale "The Green Mist", a story of a dying girl who is saved by a green mist in hopes she will hang on just a bit longer. The girl says, "I swear I'd ask no more than to live as long as the one of those Cowslips that grow by our gate each year".

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

After almost 15 years, I finally deactivated my Twitter account. Feeling pretty good to not see all the awfulness that Twitter had become. Here's to bluer skies....

Spooky bird stories.

I so am excited to once again be co-host of this amazing Instagram art challenge...This will be our 7th year of Folktale Week, and I am happy to be part it again. Here's this years prompts if you want to join along. More info: www.instagram.com/folktaleweek/ www.instagram.com/debrastyer/

It's Happening! It's time for #Folktaleweek2024! I am excited to host once again. (This will be our 7th year) Find out more on here: www.instagram.com/p/DA0-02yPxD2/ #illustration #Folktaleweek

This week, I was proud to participate in my first Banned Book Gallery show at the Cottage Valley Library in New York. I chose the feminist classic "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin. it's story is about Edna, who decides to leave her loveless marriage who chooses to find love and her own sexuality.

If you are in San Francisco, check out my new watercolor portraits at City Art Gallery (828 Valencia Street, SF). The show is up through June 30th. #illustration #portraitpainting

Had some fun making this imagined book cover for my MATS Lettering bootcamp class. #illustration #watercolor #lettering

On facing a few of my art fears.. www.debrastyer.com/bluehourstudio-blog/on-hand-lettering-and-making-messy-starts #illustration

Working on my lettering for #matsbootcamp. Here's my Feb assignment. I hope you like it. #handlettering #illustration #watercolor

Here's my painting for "The Great Outdoors" illustration challenge from #theydraw and #uppercasemagazine. This is my haunted landscape... #illustration #watercolor #portrait

Apparently, I had a lot to say about AI and why you shouldn't use it as a creative, soooo, here all of that is. *dumps it in front of you like a cat leaving a sticky, mauled bird*

Trying to get out of my comfort zone... www.debrastyer.com/bluehourstud...

Enjoy 20% off all of my fine art prints from now until December 31st in my Etsy Shop! www.etsy.com/shop/bluehou...

Here's my #folktaleweek2023 DAY 6: Illusion Inspired by the English Folktale, "The Small Tooth Dog" #illustration #beautyandthebeast #illusion #watercolor #!8thcentury

#FolktaleWeek2023 Day 5: Underground Inspired by the Greek Goddess, Persephone #illustration #FolktaleweekUnderground #persephone #portraitpainting #greekmythology

#FolktaleWeek2023 DAY 3: SEA I was inspired by the haunting German Folktale of the Lorelei. The Lorelei was a beautiful young woman who was cheated on by a lover and in despair threw herself into the Rhine River (aka the Sea) never to be heard from again. Until... www.instagram.com/p/CzrQHi6PRZ9/

#FolktaleWeek2023 Day 2: Ink Today's illustration was inspired by the Aesop's Fable, "Pen, Ink and Paper", about a group of friends that find out they would be nothing without each other.... #folktaleweek2023 #folktaleweekink #illustration #watercolor #aesop #18thcentury

Here we go...#FolktaleWeek Day 1: LOST My illustration was inspired by the classic tale , "Little brother and Little Sister", by the Brothers Grimm. Find out more here... www.instagram.com/p/CzmGfwavdWH/ #illustration #Folktaleweek2023 #BrothersGrimm #Darkfairytale #Folktaleweeklost #watercolor

#folktaleWeek starts tomorrow! Just a little heads up the Instagram algorithm and how we will find your work...

It's happening...Here are the official #folktaleweek2023 prompts... Find out how more info and how to join here. www.instagram.com/p/CydsSZNrs9h/ #illustration #watercolor #Owlandthepussycat #folktaleweek

#mabsdrawloweenclub2023 Day 12: Toad Say hello to Egbert, who loves hiding in the dark and eating giant black flies. He is waiting for Halloween when all the spooky things come up to play. #mdwc23d12 #illustration #toads #watercolor #uglycute #halloween

mabsdrawloweenclub2023 Day 10: Pumpkin Here is my little Victorian Pumpkinhead portrait. I call her Harriet and she loves Halloween. #illustration #watercolor #pumpkin #halloweenart #19thCentury #Victorian #mdwc23d10

Here's my teeny portrait for #mabsdrawloweenclub. I call her Eleanor, and she is the sweetest, weirdest #werecat (or #werekitten to be exact) you could know. She loves Gothic horror and eating tiny little birds. #illustration #watercolor #monsters #halloween #werecat #mdwc23d3

It's happening! I am excited to once again be one of the hosts of the Instagram Art Challenge #folktaleweek2023. Follow me at www.instagram.com/p/Cx5p_1Er0cs/ to find out more and join in. Folktale Week is November 13th - 19th. Prompts with be announced on October 16th!

I love it when Summer starts to feel like Fall and I am suddenly really busy with all sorts of illustration projects. Don't you love this time of year? Here's my recent portrait of Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola with her paintings.