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Emily V. Keefe

@emilyvarts.bsky.social

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𝔄𝔯𝔱 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔯𝔨 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔟𝔰𝔠𝔲𝔯𝔢... NH-based illustrator • Local cemetery wanderer 𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖘: Open ⛓️‍💥 Instagram: @emilyvarts emilyvkeefe.bigcartel.com

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Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Mar 28

Finding a tattoo apprenticeship is like trying to find an operational Blockbuster

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𝕾𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊 𝕳𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 @strangehouse.bsky.social · Mar 26

Crimson Dawn

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Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Mar 26

Sometimes I forget I’m on this app 😩 So here’s a recent commission I finished

Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Mar 7

I will be! Prints will be debuting in April 🖤 My online shop is currently closed until then

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teagan white @teaganwhite.bsky.social · Feb 23

in progress watercolor painting of a baby squirrel surrounded by black walnut branches

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Black Coffiend @blackcoffiend.bsky.social · Mar 1

How come worms got a muffler

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Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Mar 7

"Delicate Sting" 🖤🥀

This piece was a true labor of love and I am so thrilled with how it came out 🖤

#scorpion #pincer #gothicdetails
#artforthedarkandobscure #darkaesthetic #gothaesthetic #creepycrawly #gothic #nettle #thistle #scorpions #ornategoth #penandinkart #occult #entomology #darkside

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Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Mar 4

“A squirming, slithering feeling that wretches my guts…” 🖤💀
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#skullart #strangeart #snake #snakeandskull #darkaesthetic #gothaesthetic #skull #grimreaper #skeleton #gothart #gothic #occult #occultism #witchy #spooky #infernalart #darkandmacabre #creepyart #goth #death #artforthedarkandobscure

Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 19

"Rat King"

Another redraw of an old piece circa 2019. Peep the before (pic #2)!

#ratking #rats #artforthedarkandobscure #gothaesthetic #darkart #darkartwork #occult #odditiesandcuriosities #oddities #skull #horror #gothic #darkartist #mementomori #ratlove #dead

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ikosidio @ikosidio.bsky.social · Feb 19

I haven't made any bookmarks in a while. And this time I'm lino printing them for the first time! Maybe this will motivate me to start using bookmarks again rather than dog-ear the pages. A dog bookmark against dog-ears!

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Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 18

“Come to me, Arthur…” 🩸🥀

#dracula #90s #lucywestenra #gothicromance #gothicart #gothvalentine #gothvalentinesday #valloween #illustration #gothichorror #bramstokersdracula #spookyvalentine #artforthedarkandobscure #valentineday #darkvampire #darkvalentine #victorian #victorianaesthetic

Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 18

Making a reel on Instagram has made me feel so old (I’m 26)

Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 13

If you see this, do it!

-NAME: Emily
-PRONOUNS: she/her 🥀
-HEIGHT: 5'3
-SEXUALITY: Straight
-SIGN: Capricorn
-PIERCINGS: 1 🗡️
-TATTOOS: 16 🩸
-FAV COLOR: Orange
-FAV DRINK: Dunks mango pineapple refresher w/lemonade 😩
-FAV ANIMAL: BIRDS 🦅 literally any and all birds, especially pigeons

Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 13

“Die in Paradise…” 🖤💀

Some client #wip work

#death #crypt #skeleton #corpse #occult #deathpersonified #afterlife #bones #victorianaesthetic #darkartwork #darkaesthetic #darkart #gothaesthetic #gothart #blackandwhite #gothicstyle #gothic #mementomori #creepyart #obscure #artforthedarkandobscure

Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 10

“Protect the little ones…” 🗡️🖤

#gauntlet #knights #bird #medievalgoth #medieval #knightsglove #gothaesthetic #darkaesthetic #artforthedarkandobscure #odditiesandcuriosities #oddities #obscureart #gothartist #blackandred #armor #darkillustration

Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 9

Thank you so much!! 🖤🥀🖤

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𝔇𝔞𝔫𝔞🥀𝔊𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯 @dana-glover.bsky.social · Feb 8

Moth with a gothic lantern! I’ve been really loving tattoos that incorporate heavy black lately. 🖤🖤🖤

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Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 9

“Looming Sorrow” 🩸🖤

#victorianlady #spookycute #batwings #witchythings #darkartist #witches #victorianmourning #gothstyle #darkaesthetic #gothicdetail #victorianera #gothartist #gothartwork #dark #darkart #darkartwork #occult #odditiesandcuriosities #gothaesthetic #red #artforthedarkandobscure

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ikosidio @ikosidio.bsky.social · Feb 9

All those pencil marks that are waiting to be erased! I love that part after finishing an illustration.

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Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 8

“Eviscerate…” 🐦‍⬛ 🩸
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#crow #raven #thorns #darkaesthetic #edgarallenpoe #poe #nevermore #creepyaesthetic #deathhymns #ravenfamiliar #gothaesthetic #mementomoriart #evicerate #feathers #gothraven #occultart #throwback #artforthedarkandobscure

Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 5

"Looks like I wore my long legs today..." 🩸

#longlegs #longlegsmovie #neon #horror #horrormovies #daleferdinandkobble #nicholascage #ozperkins #horrormovieart #satan #satanic #red #artforthedarkandobscure #occult #oddities #darkart #blackandred

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𝔇𝔞𝔫𝔞🥀𝔊𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯 @dana-glover.bsky.social · Feb 5

I’ve been battling what feels like an insurmountable level of burnout, but I’m trying to pay attention to what excites me. The last thing that lit my fire was seeing Nosferatu, and I had a really great time making these designs last month. Anyway, the answer to all of my problems? Vampires.

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Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Feb 3

"Lantern Bearer" 🖤🥀

A redraw of an old piece from 2018.

#blackphillip #blackgoat #lantern #gothiclantern #gothic #artforthedarkandobscure #gothicdetail #gothartist #gothartwork #darkart #darkartwork #occult #odditiesandcuriosities #gothaesthetic #gothart

Black goat with lanterns on horns, black and white, goat, art for the dark and obscure, goth art for goth people

Emily V. Keefe @emilyvarts.bsky.social · Jan 30

“Be not afraid…” 🥀

#satan #witchcraft #blackphillip #blackgoat #spooky #satanicgoat #goatfamiliar #gothic #darkaesthetic #darkside #darkartists #gothicdetail #gothartist #gothartwork #dark #darkart #darkartwork #occult #odditiesandcuriosities #gothaesthetic #gothart #gothic #chains #hellfire

Goat demon, goat angel, art for the dark and obscure, demonic, Satan, bird feet, chains, wings, goth art, art for goth people

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