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@catgarab.bsky.social

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She/her Trans rights are human rights AI is just fancy guessing. GenAI is just fancy theft Working on getting better with watercolor, primarily with pokemon art because they're cute 🤷‍♀️ Currently painting my way through Gen 1: 104/151

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · 26d

My absolute favorite saddest baby who desperately needs a hug 😭

#cubone #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Cubone sitting in a patch of grass holding its bone. There is soft sunlight illuminating him

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · 2d

🥊 Hitmonchan 🥊

#hitmonchan #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #arr

Watercolor painting of Hitmonchan. His guard is up and he has a serious fighting face

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · 4d

🦵 Hitmonlee 🦵

#hitmonlee #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Hitmonlee doing a jump kick towards you

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · 7d

Marowak 🦴🪃

#marowak #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Marowak throwing its bone towards you like a boomerang. The background is rolling grassy hills with a single tree on the horizon

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · 26d

My absolute favorite saddest baby who desperately needs a hug 😭

#cubone #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Sep 13

24/7 beach vibes

#exeggutor #pokemon #pokemonart #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of exeggutor tromping through the water on the edge of the beach. It has mostly excited expressions. The background has a blue sky with some fluffy clouds

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Sep 6

Also, the answer will be said with the utmost confidence

catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Sep 6

ChatGPT does math the same way my 4 year old does. It doesn't, but it'll make up an answer that sounds vaguely convincing

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Sep 6

The chosen one

Up close photo of a cherry tomato plant. A single tomato gleams in the sun light

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · Sep 5

More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 28

The schemes they must be scheming...

#exeggcute #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Exeggcute. They are sitting on a small bed of leaves looking at you slyly.

catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just an electric ball taking on the big city

#electrode #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Electrode smirking. It is surrounded by an orange glow. In the background is a dark cityscape

catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you!

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 25

⚡Voltorb ⚡

#voltorb #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Voltorb making a grumpy/serious face towards you. There are magenta and cyan lightning streaks surrounding it

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 16

This ended up being a very purple set 💜 (I'm not mad, purple is my favorite)

99 done!

#pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Photo of watercolor page containing the previous 10 pokemon watercolor posts. Shellder, Cloyster, Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Drowzee, Hypno, Onix, Krabby, and Kingler

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 15

Got your nose

#kingler #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Kingler. His left claw is reaching forward in a big swipe. The ground is grey and purple rocks. The background sky is yellow with hints of orange

catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 13

It's a beach-crab summer 🌞

#krabby #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Krabby standing on a beach. He has a claw raised over his eyes like he's looking out at the shore

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 12

Time for a nap 😴

#hypno #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Hypno. He's leaning towards you and swinging his hypnotism coin

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 11

Dancing at Drowzee's Discotheque

#drowzee #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Drowzee. His arms are raised. The background is black with some dark purple swirls. There are random colored shapes giving disco vibes

catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 10

Everyone's favorite sentient rock conglomerate

#onix #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Onix. The background is vaguely mountainous. Onix is making a bell-curve shape

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 8

Going for a stroll

#gengar #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Gengar. It's walking through some murky water in a wooded area. There is sunshine lightly shining on the tops of the bushes and gengar. Gengar's expression is its usual giant grin that says "I'm about to mess with someone for funsies"

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 7

Haunter!

#haunter #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Haunter. They're reaching towards you in a somewhat menacing fashion

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 6

I didn't choose monster truck life, monster truck life chose me

(Well, it chose my son, so it chose me by proxy since my house is now filled with monster truck toys)

#monstertruck #boymom #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of a small red monster truck toy climbing a dirt pile. There's tall grass behind it

catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 3

No hands, but I feel like Gastly has some Banksy potential

#gastly #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Gastly. There's a yellow/orange brick wall behind him. Purple smoke is gathered around in whisps

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Aug 2

The sassy pearl of the ocean

#cloyster #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Cloyster chilling in the ocean. There are some rocks, coral, and bubbles around it. It's probably a more tropical ocean. Cloyster's expression looks like it's excited to cause some mayhem

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catgarab.bsky.social @catgarab.bsky.social · Jul 30

Big mad 😡

#shellder #pokemonart #pokemon #watercolor #art

Watercolor painting of Shellder underwater. He's sticking out his tongue and has a generally angry and/or aggressive face

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