Beckett Gladney
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Beckett Gladney
@beckettgladney.bsky.social
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Artist, illustrator, photographer, craftsperson. https://www.instagram.com/artbeco/, www.beckettillustration.com Open and interested in illustrating for kidlit, MG, YA and other possibilities. Seeking representation.
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Water levels at the rivers are high with all the recent rain. The snow geese have appeared, landing in nearby open fields. I’m not sure if they’ll winter here are continue south, but they’ll be here a few weeks at least. #artbeco #snohomish #uplift
Rainy day walk in the woods with Amalthea the dog. She wasn’t a big fan of the rain and tried to turn back three times along our walk. After the third try I gave in, after all I had boots and a raincoat, she didn’t. #artbeco #uplift
I managed to miss this one the first time around in Utata- so glad to catch it now! Sunday Salon was such a great series. So well done.
The month of October has gone by. The leaves turned, and with storms most of them are already gone- might be a harsher winter coming. Small good things help keep me sane despite the state of the country. #artbeco #gratitudejournal #uplift
Quick sketch/study of Elizabeth Warren. I’m choosing to focus on positives, and to me, she’s a force for good. She keeps trying, speaking up, trying to protect regular folks. Plain old pencil on paper. #artbeco #persist #elizabethwarren #sketchbook #resist
The heartbreaking destruction of the East Wing of the White House made me find my portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, a smart, gracious person who made the East Wing where First Ladies had their offices. May we rise beyond these monsters trying to destroy everything. #artbeco #artsky #uplift #resist
RIP Drew Struzan. I had him as a teacher for a semester in art school, and learned a ton from him. He was generous with his knowledge. He had so much experience as a pro; taught us to streamline our art process, composition, use of reference, etc. So much. Condolences to his family. #drewstruzan
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster - Official Trailer (HD) Documentary
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I'm so sorry. It's so hard to lose them, and even harder when you have to make and carry out the decision, even though it's the best for them. Hugs offered.
Love your music and art, Leslie.
After reading The Oatmeal's take on AI, I went on to read his thoughts about Creativity. So good. SO spot-on. And awfully funny. theoatmeal.com/comics/creat...
Eight marvelous and melancholy things I've learned about creativity - The Oatmeal
A 10 minute read.
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Gah, this gave me shivers... It feels so appropriate for our times- standing in the dark, hoping for enough light to see, but the windows are so high up...
I admit it makes me think they will bring back the draft...
Let's hope it reinforces the idea for them of not following crazy orders, but falling back on defending the Constitution instead...
September. What a crazy month. I swam just under 15 miles this month, raised over $300 for the American Cancer Society.
Reached out to the local art community and went to a life drawing session, went on art studios walkabout and met a bunch of cool local artists. #artbeco #gratitudejournal #uplift
Glad you're back there. I admit I haven't been posting much anywhere myself, between the state of the country, and feeling like posting anything was just giving the platforms more stuff to scrape for AI. But I miss friends, seeing their new ideas, etc. I miss the old days of Utata, actually.
Sketchbook sketches from the live cams of the bears hunting salmon in Katmai National Park. It's Fat Bear Week! I watched one fellow catch a salmon, eat it, catch another and eat it very casually in the span of less than 5 minutes. He made it look easy. #artbeco #fatbearweek #sketchbook #ink #uplift
The expansions definitely add more challenge to the game- Riley loves the added complexity but I’d actually like to feel more like I know the base game better before making it all harder and crazier!
We learned a new to us board game- Spirit Island- which was a huge hit with Riley. He immediately ordered 3 expansion sets and we have been playing in various configurations since.
We bought Sagrada and have really been enjoying playing it!
It’s the end of August already, so I’m putting up my calendar of daily doodles: things that made up my days. #artbeco #uplift #gratitudejournal #bskysketchbook
Scenes from the last few days. TJ Burnside Clapp’s hands and 12 string guitar while playing one of her songs. Such a treat. #Worldcon2025 #artbeco #filkers #filk #musician
BWAHAHA!! Anyone who's used Muybridge's photo series of people and animals for animation and drawing will appreciate this! (Also, prints are available on Jaunty Art's site.) So awesome.
Eadweard Muybridge: Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movement 1872-1885