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Isabel Caves
@isabelcaves.bsky.social
Writer, poet, and serial daydreamer. Author of Strange Beings and Witch Doctors Inc. Hobbyist photographer, graphic designer and digital artist.

(No AI in my work)

Blog: https://isabelcaves.wordpress.com/
Socials: https://linktr.ee/isabelcaves
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I'm a fiction writer, poet, photographer and digital artist who's here on BlueSky for creative vibes and genuine interaction. I'm looking for creative mutuals to share and discuss art with (all kinds). I don't do DMS, but I'm always happy to have a conversation in the comments section.
"Dance the Night Away"

Digital watercolour.

(Btw are we going by a particular time zone for #ArtAdventCalendar? Here at the bottom of the world I'm usually out of sync with everyone)

#art #digitalart #EastCoastKin #watercolor #abstractart #artyear #artsky
December 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Reposted by Isabel Caves
Barred owl. Day 7 #ArtAdventCalendar
A maybe unfinished drawing from last winter. We see and hear these owls all the time. Last summer we had babies squawking around the yard!
#birds #natureart #wildlifeart #owls
December 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reposted by Isabel Caves
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7!
Robin among flowers with LED lights.

This is a 3D acrylic painting using 3-4 layers on 2 plexiglass sheets. The frame is real stained wood.
It's been looking for a home the whole year, I hope it can find one eventually 💜

🪲🦐 🪶
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"Paper Boat on the Sea"

Medium: Digital gouache, painted in Procreate on the iPad mini with Apple Pencil (2nd gen).

#ArtAdventCalendar #EastCoastKin #art #artsky #artyear #smartist #digitalart #Procreate #abstractart #painting #gouache #artistsonbluesky #boats #ocean
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My second (and last) post for my first day of #ArtAdventCalendar. I call this one "I Believe". Because sometimes I let myself believe in magic.

Medium: Digital (Procreate)

#art #artsky #artyear #digitalart #EastCoastKin #magic #onlybeautifulthings
December 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I love foxes! They are beautiful, cute, and smart. This fox artwork is everything I like about them.

#foxes
Day 5 of #ArtAdventCalendar - this is exactly how I'm feeling today
December 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This is pretty cool!
For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 5, a friendly but very shy bog dweller.

Finished today and made from paper mache, wood, dyed hemp fibre and mulberry bark. 🐌
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Don't you just love this artwork? I do.
Day 3 of #artadventcalendar!

Featuring the ever so complex Griffon Vulture - these birds are super social, I suppose it’s because you can’t dine on decaying carcass without your buddies.

Mixed media on paper.
#birding #birdart
December 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Why am I only just finding out about #ArtAdventCalendar? I've already missed five days 😭 I took this shot in Feb 2025 in my backyard.

#photography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #flowerpower #onlybeautifulthings #macrophotography
December 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I have apologized to the goose on my blog. You can read my shame-faced apology at the link below (free, no subscription or sign-up required)

#photography #photographersofbluesky #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #photographyblogs #wordpress

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He was wild, but beautiful
Do you ever see wild animals? I don’t see wild animals anywhere near as much as I’d like to. Living in the city, the wildest it usually gets is that grumpy cat from down the road who gl…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Experimenting with pointillism today. Hmm. Too many dots, too few dots...? Something about the texture of the cherry tree doesn't seem quite right 🤔

#art #digitalart #EastCoastKin #artsky #artyear #pointillism #impressionism #abstractart #cherryblossoms #Procreate #nature #cherrytree
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Vespertine shadows clung to the tulips, even when the sun was high. At first they thought it was the witch. She was buried there, after all. Only when the lake grew opaque did they understand. The magic was never in the witch. It was in the water.

#vss365
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Another one for my paper boat series. (I wasn't 100% on the first piece, so now it's a series). Digital gouache using complementary colours.

#art #digitalart #artsky #artyear #abstractart #ocean #boats #Procreate #gouache #Stunday
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
There's a sad story behind this painting, but I still enjoyed painting it. Here's to the ones we've loved and lost.

#art #digitalart #EastCoastKin #artyear #artsky #smArtist #watercolor #watercolour #abstractart #Procreate #boats #ocean #sunset
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Last night's experiment with impression. I liked the way this turned out when I painted it, but today I kind of hate it. Who knows how I'll feel tomorrow.

#art #digitalart #impressionism #rain #umbrellas #painting #oilpainting #artsky #artyear #abstractart #Procreate
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"In This Chaos"

Creatives with day jobs will know all about chaos 😉

#art #artsky #artyear #digitalart #abstractart #Procreate #artistsofbluesky #chaos #fire #smArtist #expressionism
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
As an artist I enjoy fusing and blending different ideas. This was inspired by watercolour drip paintings. I aimed to create the #photography equivalent using sequins, fabric and #icm.

#macrophotography #EastCoastKin #abstractart #artyear #photographersofbluesky
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all"

-Emily Dickinson

📸 by me

#ImageandVerse #photography #EastCoastKin #icm #photographersofbluesky #macrophotography #flowers #onlybeautifulthings
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Time is outside my window
in watercolour sunrises
leaves that orange away
moon music
lifting notes from blinking minds

Outside my window
it goes on
solar lunacy
lunar apologies
a glaze of humanity
outside a pyramid of bones

#poetry #writesky #poetrysky #poetrycommunity
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I drew from 2 methods for this piece: fluid art for the flower and pointillism for the background.

#art #digitalart #flower #fluidart #pointillism #artsky #artyear #abstractart #starrysky #dots #Procreate #painting #watercolour
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Beach". This is a photograph! I put dozens of #small sequins on fabric, then turned the composition into an "artwork" with intentional camera movement.

#photography #BlueSkyArtShow #art #icm #macro #EastCoastKin #beach #abstractart #sequins #creativephotography #artyear
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM