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Just Kate
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I’m Kate, a self taught multidisciplinary artist working with paint & sound

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💙 music, art, nature, ancient history, science and space

Inspired by the beauty of the cosmos

Music⬇️

https://youtube.com/@distresstolerance?si=rzeB2HLnzLpOMYuV
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Thank you to my friends for the encouraging words this past week 💙

My latest painting was inspired by the coast, water, movement, anemone, seaweed, connections and the cosmos

Acrylic on board ✨
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''My wish is granted... and now everything I love is lost...''

2hrs speedpaint
#Silksong #hollowknight #art
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Close up:
December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I finished this drawing today: a hermit thrush. It’s one of my favourite local birds: they are a bit shy and sound like flutes in the trees. #Birds #SciArt
December 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Last batch of pots for 2025 online now! www.roseschmits.com make use of the holiday sale for you bluesky lot! 15% off with code BLUESKY15 😉 lasts til new years
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Day 15, sometimes when I use up bits of paint, weirdness manifests.

Instellar Toothpaste
Acrylic on canvas 9x13
2024

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 15

"Sparse Spectral Spaceport - Sigma", 2025

Diffraction curves - intensity of light of different wavelengths diffracted into different directions. The hypothetical diffraction grating is placed in the center.

#SciArt #MathArt

Created with hand-written code, not AI.
December 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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‘Provisional Atlas’
chalkboard, chalk, pastel, ink, and wilderness map on birch panel
24”x 30”

From a series about #memory. Recording, erasing, rewriting, reworking while creating a history; leaving on the surface a gist of what’s important.

#ArtAdventCalendar #sciart 🧠
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 15: Coloured pencil drawing for Year of the Snake from this year. 🐍
December 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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‘Lavender fields under cloudy June skies’. Acrylic on 6”x4” canvas. Painted this yesterday whilst remembering the fields near Shoreham in southern England where I used to have picnics. Nice to think of them now the Toronto winter has hit. Day 15 of the #ArtAdventCalendar
#natureart #canadianartist
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Day 15 of #ArtAdventCalendar
I love the challenge of controlling alcohol inks, but also letting them do their beautiful thing in combination. Inspired by my home. 🇨🇦😊☀️
"Majesty" alcohol inks on ceramic tile 4x4
linktr.ee/sunshyneart

#Art #AlcoholinkPainting #ArtYear #MountainArt #TreeArt
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I do wish there was a Label warning for Flashing images but there isn’t so I’ve gone with Adult 🤦‍♀️

Anyway. Warning ⚠️ it’s about as flashy as you can get I think but I thought it looked cool

The kettle boils!
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Look who appeared in my hands this week! The sweetest little Soul ever, it was such a joy to create her 🥰

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#art #handmade #bsnm #originalart #Christmas
December 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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For #ArtAdventCalendar day 13, one from my 2018 Turbulent Skies Project.

I Can See It…With My Imagination
44x60 112×152cm
Oil on Canvas
2018
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Progress shot of the latest #embroidery! I always find depicting water reflections to be an interesting challenge, and it’s a bit part of this one.
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Art of May 2025 (there were paintings, but in the moment these were the things I preferred)
December 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Watercolour painting in a woodland, with an interesting wooden footbridge over a stream. This is the second version: I gave the first version to the person who owned these grounds but she has since moved. I hope it's a nice reminder for her.
#art #watercolour #woodland
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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The legend of St. Brigid and the Fox tells how the Irish saint, known for her love of animals, saved a condemned man by using a wild fox to impersonate the King of Leinster's beloved pet fox, which the man had accidentally killed.
Art my own.
#ArtAdventCalendar #Folklore #Fox
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Good morning Bluesky. I am hugging my favorite tree. Our world is full of beauty.
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Did you know you can put your favourite pet photo on one of my hoodies?
A fabulous gift idea for any pet owner.
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I would definitely do that, too. I knit a lot of beanies. Here are some photos.
September 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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My son and I made Christmas wreaths at Arley Hall on Saturday. I now have a new respect for florists ! Lovely way to spend an afternoon as well as seeing the decorated hall and Xmas artisan fair.
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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And another tree.

#draw #pen #tree
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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A few of the many 10s of thousands of workers being let go. I’m retiring Jan 2nd, 2026. My job, TV News photographer will be open. Apply now at WJBF.com. The job is in Augusta, GA. You will likely be covering the Masters Golf Tournament. I’ve been there about 40 yrs. It’s a pretty good place 2 work.
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Sharing music is a love language
November 15, 2024 at 10:06 AM