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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · Jun 9

My version of a famous portrait of Oscar Wilde. Having fun with acrylic markers and black ink.
#inkportrait #sketchbookart #dylansara #calligraphypenportraiture #inkandacrylic #artyear #blueskyart

ink portrait of Oscar Wilde with an Acrylic Markers background

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 31

N°15.. The last portrait of this fantastic class. Thanks Jeff Avila for posing, and @dylan-sara.bsky.social for the class. I hope that a lot of the things I learned will stay with me.

#observationaldrawing #artyear #blueskyart #watercolorportrait #observationalportrait #sketchbookeveryday

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 31

#observationaldrawing #learningportraiture #watercolorportraiture
#portraiteveryday

Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 31

This is Portrait n°14, the one before last of this class, which gave me so much. @dylan-sara.bsky.social , I told you many times already, please, make more classes !!! @ninja.kidsoul , thanks for the reference photo, it was a great pleasure painting you.

watercolor portrait in Transparent Orange and Indigo

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Katrin Merle @katrinmerle.bsky.social · May 27

Ein paar Tage in Weimar bei den Skizzentagen. 20 Illustratoren trafen sich zum gemeinsamen Zeichnen. Es gab auch kleine Workshops. Hier meine erste Zeichnung nach Ankunft in Weimar: die Zufahrt zum Wittumspalais.

#weimar #urbansketchers #sketchbook #usk #sketchonlocation #inkandwatercolour

Aquarellzeichnung: alte Häuser, ein offenes eisernes, verschnörkeltes Tor zwischen zwei alten Steinsäulen

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Katrin Merle @katrinmerle.bsky.social · May 6

Letzte Woche mit dem Zeichenkurs am Monbijoupark, Berlin.
Willst du mitzeichnen? Mehr Infos: kurse.katrinmerle.de

#zeichenkurs #workshop #urbansketching #sketchbook #usk #sketchonlocation

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Katrin Merle @katrinmerle.bsky.social · May 30

Ein Workshop führte uns zum Schloss Belvedere. Herrlich gelegen südlich von Weimar in schöner Landschaft mit Orangerie und hübschem kleinen Schlosspark. Aufgabe: benutze nur Blau und Orange.

#weimar #urbansketchers #sketchbook #usk #sketchonlocation #colouredpencils

4 kleine Skizzen in Buntstift in blau und orange.
1. Landschaft mit Weitblick,
2. Ein Teil der Orangerie mit Steinsäule davor,
3. ein kleines Gartenhäuschen und eine Hecke, zwei Bänke, davor Blumenbeet.
4. Gebäude und Teil der Orangerie, etwa 10 kugelig gschnittene Bäumchen in Töpfen davor.

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 30

Vacation childhood memories this week with the #drawingwithdylan crew. Much laughter as often is the case. We all barfed a lot while traveling when we were kids it appears.. 🤓.

#quickpose #sketchingeachother #sketchbookfun #quickportraits #quickportraitsketch

various quick portraits drawn with a parallel pen

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 28

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 28

N°13, Mariam. This portrait was extremely difficult, and after 3 trials I am still not happy, but I have to let go. Thank you to @mariam.fawal, our muse, and of course to @dylan-sara.bsky.social #observationaldrawing #portraitsinmysketchbook #karabullockartschool #drawingwithdylan

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Erin Hanson @erinhansonartist.bsky.social · May 27

I can see why Van Gogh loved to paint wilted sunflowers... the drooping shapes and richer hues of orange make for very interesting compositions!

Sunflowers
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2019
24 x 30 in

#dailyart #sunflower #impressionism #stilllife #bloomscrolling @bsky.art

https://www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/sunflowers

"Sunflowers"
Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson
2019
24 x 30 in
ORIGINAL SOLD
Prints Available

About the Painting
I can see why Van Gogh loved to paint wilted sunflowers... the drooping shapes and richer hues of orange make for very interesting compositions! I love the way the warm yellows of the sunflowers pop against the lavish red backdrop. The brush strokes are loose and impressionistic, capturing the flowing lines of the still life.

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 28

I am a big fan. The vivacity of your paintings is really something. They make my day 🤗

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Erin Hanson @erinhansonartist.bsky.social · May 27

Fresh off the Easel!

When I paint, I try to recapture what it felt like to actually stand there, my feet sinking into the soft red sand, a breeze ruffling my hair, surrounded by color.

Winds of Four Corners
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2025
26 x 32 in

#fourcorners #painting #art

https://www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/winds-of-four-corners

Winds of Four Corners
Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson
2025
26 x 32 in

About the Painting
The last time I visited the Four Corners region of the Colorado Plateau was several years ago. The big, beautiful blue sky was full of white fluffy clouds--the perfect high desert weather. I took photos of Monument Valley from a few miles away, watching the clouds pass shadows over the red rock buttes below. I printed this photo when I returned from my trip, and I have been wanting to paint it ever since. When I paint, I try to recapture what it felt like to actually stand there, my feet sinking into the warm, soft red sand, a breeze ruffling my hair, squinting into the sky, and feeling surrounded by beautiful color 360 degrees around me.

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lacey, infested with bears @byelacey.bsky.social · May 27

the average canadian can also go to the hospital without starting a gofundme campaign

The typical Canadian pays 70 percent more income tax than the typical American

thehub.ca

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Lee Zimmerman @zim2918.bsky.social · May 27

This work © 2025 by Lee Zimmerman is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 28

love it.

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Eric Whitney @egw-b12.bsky.social · May 27

A quick but rewarding project the steel chair structure was reclaimed from the Bethel landfill last week. New seat and back made from Spruce slabs. Music keno base by mobygratis #alaskanstuff #alaska #reuserecycle #chair #mobygratis

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 27

Trying my parallel pen (thanks @dylan-sara.bsky.social 😉) at @drawingisfree_org bei (thanks Chloe!) session.. It’s really difficult to use for quick portraits but sometimes very rewarding.
#drawingisfree #quickposes #quickportraits #parallelpen #sketchbookart #artyear #blueskyart

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Jef Bourgeau @jefbourgeau.bsky.social · Mar 5

The Lily Pond, 2025 by Jef Bourgeau.

An 18x18" print on 24x24" archival coldpress paper.
Web link:
detroitmona.wixsite.com/artgarage

email: [email protected]
#jefbourgeau @jef_bourgeau

Portraits here: @jefbourgeau.bsky.social

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Michael @dsamichael.bsky.social · May 25

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 25

This is a mid-quick (20min if I reckon properly) portrait of @heysen_the_cedars aka Hans Heysen, the Australian landscape painter whose work Dylan introduced us to.

Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 25

Again so much fun yesterday evening with @dylan-sara.bsky.social and @gris030.bsky.social ! Interview + Tips + Live sketching + Both of them = a great night.

#drawingwithdylan #grisoom #grisoom2405 #grislive #portrait #observationalportrait #inkportrait #sketchbookart #blueskyart #artyear

Ink and wash portrait of Hans Heysen done in the 20min allocated to it during the Zoom meeting

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thomas w schaller @thomaswschaller.bsky.social · May 24

Sky over Rome
Piazza Santa Maria - Trastevere
Plein Air Watercolor Painting Demonstration

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 24

Special edition Colored Pencils in the portrait series I am into these days. This one was done in 30 minutes during a sketching together session organized by @suhitasketch.bsky.social
#blueskyart #artyear #portrait #coloredpencils #sketchbookart

colored pencils portrait, using a vivid triad

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Astisketcher 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @astisketcher.bsky.social · May 24

Those kind of palette (I own many, art toolkit and others) are for quick sketching on the way, no puddles or big mixing. The art toolkit has an opening at the end of the ridge anyway, to allow air to flow. Important so that there is no mold.

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