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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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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 15h

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

Railroad trestle bridge crosses over the Snohomish River. The water is high but calm and the trees are showing golden colors.

The Cascades are blue, with some snow on their spiky peaks, as we drive by a fallow field.

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 1d

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

A forest path leads us into the woods with bright yellow leaves in the foreground.

A black and white corgi mix dog looks back at us reproachfully. She’s wearing a rainbow colored harness with a pink leash that says ‘aren’t you a little short for stormtrooper?’ on it.

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 2d

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.

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 3d

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

A calendar grid for the month of October is filled with tiny drawings for each day, celebrating small things like pets, a costume, a pumpkin, swimming, plants.

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 8d

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

Pencil sketch of Elizabeth Warren. She’s looking thoughtfully off to the right side, her hand held slightly in front of her face.

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 13d

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

A brown ink wash portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt. She has a big toothy grin and is looking off to the right, wearing understated pearls on a dark top.

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 15d

Now that's a juicy image.

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 21d

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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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 26d

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.

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 28d

Love your music and art, Leslie.

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 28d

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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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 28d

Ah so good. So true. Thanks.

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · 29d

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...

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Oct 1

I admit it makes me think they will bring back the draft...

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Oct 1

Let's hope it reinforces the idea for them of not following crazy orders, but falling back on defending the Constitution instead...

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Oct 1

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

A calendar page for September 2025 with small drawings filling the days- flowers, animals, things to be grateful for and enjoyed.

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Sep 25

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.

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Sep 23

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

Ink sketches in a sketchbook of brown bears in streams, hunting for salmon. Or just sitting around, looking bear-ish.

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Sep 20

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!

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Sep 19

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.

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Sep 13

We bought Sagrada and have really been enjoying playing it!

Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

Calendar page for August 2025,filled with tiny drawings for each day that mark something good from that day. Things like people playing guitars, a violin, friends, cats and a dog, garden stuff. Small stuff really, but the sort of daily stuff that fills a life.

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Aug 19

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

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Aug 12

Beautiful textile art.

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A textile illustration of a bunny created with scraps of red, orange, yellow, gold, pink, magenta, turquoise and green fabrics. Spools of matching colored threads encircle the art

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Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social · Aug 9

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.

Jaunty Art @jaunty.art · Jul 19

Eadweard Muybridge: Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movement 1872-1885

An illustration I did on a cat being a cat version of Eadweard Muybridge: Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movement 1872-1885

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