One of my favorite patterns recently--my "Christmas Quaffs" collection hero pattern! I painted all those drinks in watercolor. Phew! #repeatpattern #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #christmaspattern #festiveseason #watercolor #illustration #drinks #cozydrinks #tistheseason #heathert

Again, a great day in Yachats. 1000 inhabitants, 500 protesters! #yachatsoregon #nokings #resist #princessbride

Isn't it the little things, though? Even finishing one flower design, or marveling at your pretty village... I'm grateful that we had much-needed rain last night. What little thing are you happy about today? #inspirational #surfacedesign #floral #procreate #illustration #art #owl #heathert

Lemur! #lemur #procreate #procreateillustration #art #illustration #animals #heathert

My newest collection!

A hero pattern for the winter collection... So many animals! #wintercollection #surfacepatterndesign #surfacepattern #procreateillustration #procreate #heathert #designart #art #birds

This is how I draw... #cat #catwarmer #heathert #illustration

Working on a winter collection in Cat Coquillette's Art of collections class. Now just need to come up with the patterns! Which one do you feel is most wintery? #art #birds #surfacedesign #snowyowl #dancingcranes #polarbear #arcticfox #reindeer #procreate #digitalillustration #heathert

Il y a toujours du soleil... My 4-sun collection (see illustrations in subsequent images). Doodly goodness! =) #sun #soleil #catcoq #illustration #sunvariations #seasons #art #artcollection #doodly #doodleart #doodle #housewares #surfacedesign #heathert

I don't want to be at war in the Middle East! Where the hell is congress?

Sooo.... medical apartheid for veterans is now ok? ‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #veterans #medicaldiscrimination #vahospital

1018 people in my little town, and about 400 of us showed up. What great energy, too! #yachatsoregon #nokings #americastrong

A beaming sun à la Heather! 😊 'Cuz god knows we need something bright these days. #createwithcatcoq #digitalart #lettering #sun #curls #curly #soleil #heathert #procreate @catcoq.bsky.social

#graphicstyle take 2! Tried to keep my brain from freaking out because it was messy. #mixedmediaprocreate #mixedmedia #procreate #digitalart #faces #artfaces #heathert #art

#mixedmediaprocreate #tuesdaymakers Every Tuesday (i.e. Teela Cunningham)'s new course, Mixed Media for Procreate, is so much fun! Love the results. Certainly nothing quick--I think this one took me about 20 hrs. #procreate #mixedmedia #branch #paint #digitalart #heathert #dayoff #art

A remarkable article. Although in many ways I really miss teaching, I know that this would be a stressful time to be in the humanities. But this author shines a light on the way out, with AI at our side. #education #humanities #ai #artificialintelligence #philosophy www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Hahahhh! Much better on the "simple" spring flowers front. #createwithcatcoq #springflowers #springflorals #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #repeatpattern #blueflowers #bluespring #heathert #simplicity #art

Simple Spring Floral. But probably not simple enough. Lol! #CreateWithCatCoq #springfloral #floraldesign #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #heathert #noai

I can't help it. This is the 'limp-lidded lizard' look. It's hard to imagine anything but a slow, ponderous, reptilian brain in there. #lizard #reptile #orange #despair

In our little village, 300 people lining the streets! #50501 #handsoff #democracy

My newest pattern!

I am so proud of my little village on the Oregon Coast. They have been protesting continuously every Saturday along the main street (which is also Highway 101), since 4 years+ ago. #yachats #oregoncoast #resist

Just uploaded my Moon Sorrow collection of condolence cards in my Etsy shop, www.etsy.com/shop/heathert. #surfacedesign #greetingcards #condolences #grief #sorrow #illustration #procreate #handdrawn #bereavement #sympathy #willow #pine #cedar #treesilhouette #moon #heathert

Ffs.

A slightly more realistic economic reading: www.politico.com/news/magazin... #economy #realpolitik #houseless

So, can anybody explain to me why a whole tranche of democrats opted not to vote, because "both sides were the same"? Are they still feeling that Harris would have been just as bad? Oh, and why was Trump supposed to be better for the Palestinian cause?

Super-happy to share my Lemon Squeeze collection with you! Fabrics and wallpaper on offer at www.spoonflower.com/designs?view... #art #surfacepatterndesign #surfacedesign #summerlemon #heathert #citrus #watercolor #procreate #illustration

Overwhelm us with disbelief until the rest believe it into reality....

I can’t believe I had forgotten about this beauty in my archives. Untitled from my Body Positivity series made during COVID, oil brush in procreate, ref photo from pixels or unsplash The fabric in this one was so much fun to paint but it took forever #Light #FebruARTy

Oops, another (green) lemon #pattern popped out... 😏 #surfacepatterndesign #patterndesign #repeatpattern #summery #greenlemon #fabricprintdesign #heathert #watercolor #procreate #lemonflower

Feeling like it's January 92nd.. This Amanita passes the vibe check. It's like if the tired Ben Affleck photo was a mushroom 🫠 #fungifriends #amanita #January2025 #wowwhatashitshow

Charlie and Foolish.

With all my love always

Looky! New pattern!

Florida gopher turtle in north FL dunes. Made his way up the hill and disappeared into his burrow! #photography #turtle

<snark> Where is his heart? Does he even have one? /snark

The LA Times photo desk, which is doing incredible work covering these brutal fires, has set up a Bluesky account that is among the newest ones we have verified. They are well worth following right now. @latimesphotos.bsky.social

Great white pelican drawn from life in Munich zoo using Sepia fineliners and Faber Castell pitt pen white on toned paper

My funniest photo ever, I think… Peahen making sure I’m not after her chicks! #ArtAdventCalendar #bird #funnyphoto

Day 21 sharing my #art for #artadventcalendar - work in progress #painting, acrylic on canvas. I'm looking forward to resharing with more progress on completing my paintings. I have 3 weeks off work -woot woot 🥳🥳 Family Christmas fun first then paint time! Sharing progress keeps me motivated 💫🏹

For those who are sad to see #ArtAdventCalendar end in four days, fear not, we’ve created #JanuArty 🥳🎨 It begins on the first. Here are the deets with alt text, feel free to spread it far and wide. I’ll let you know when I make the feed 💙🦋 @mlevel.bsky.social thank you for the awesome idea 🤩🎨💙🦋

‘In the Keep.’ Watercolor on paper. #art #ArtAdventCalendar #watercolor #woman

Mindblowing.

Dark on light, light on dark. Lights through, and reflected in, art school studio skylights (from the archives of a painting degree spent taking photographs). #photography

Mug Shot... Early evening. Hector The Great Blue Heron (Cousin of Henrik), giving me his best look of intimidation. Stunning plumage. A direct link to our prehistoric past.What a handsome boy. 📸🇨🇦 #GreatBlueHeron #Photography #Wildlife #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #Canada

Today I am featuring the wonderful photography of the very talented David Navia! His work includes waterfalls, forests, mountains and the amazing coastline of his native Spain! His work has a signature style darker treatment, allowing light to come to its full expression. Please do follow him!

Some more fish art from me! These are some of my favorites that I’m most proud of. All done with watercolor and ink. #artadventcalendar #fish #fishart #watercolor #art

No snow yet, but “breezy 30-35 mph winds with gusts up to 60 mph” and sideways rain. =) Gotta love the Oregon Coast. #art #photography #ArtAdventCalendar #winterbeach #monochrome