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Laura Diehl Art

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🎨 Fantasy Artist & Storyteller (no AI) 🖌️ Worlds of ✨myth, magic & wonder✨ 🖼️ Prints • Zines • Cards — https://ldiehl.com/shop

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Dec 11

Hi! I'm Laura. I'm a full-time freelance illustrator based in Virginia, USA. I can be found floating between the worlds of #kidlitart and #fantasyart. I love painting cute, magical, and fantastical things! 🎨✨🦄

Portfolio site: ldiehl.com
Etsy shop: lauradiehlart.etsy.com

Fantasy fox digital painting by Laura Diehl.

Fantasy squirrel digital painting by Laura Diehl.

Fantasy owl digital painting by Laura Diehl.

Fantasy glowing reindeer digital painting by Laura Diehl.

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · 3h

✨️Thresholds: Door in the Mist✨️ - Honeyed starlight whispers through the mist, where the water breathes without echo.

See More: ldiehl.com/thresholds

#thresholdsseries #art #artist #kidlitart #fantasyart #magical #portal #doorway #mysticalart #consciousart #spiritualart #symbolicart #meditative

A young girl and dog discover a magical glowing door under a mossy bridge.

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · 4d

🐈‍⬛🎃Pumpkin Witch🎃🐈‍⬛

Double, double spice and sprinkle
Cauldron glub and lanterns twinkle

A dozen fragrant cinnamon sticks
Stir them ’round and make it quick...

Read More: ldiehl.com/gentle-giant...

#art #artist #fantasyart #magicalart #spookyseason #autumnart #witchy #witchyart #catart

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · 10d

So, no masking. It's really pretty simple: I've created a new layer over my rough-in of the trees (which include layers of fog like effects). And I'm using a soft edge airbrush like bush to detail the edges while keeping them soft. This is all in Photoshop with my Wacom tablet.

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks!! 😊

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · 13d

Trees take shape within the mist... 🌲☁️ (There is something very meditative about this sort of painting. 🤔)

#thresholds #timelapse #art #artist #digitalpainting #fantasyart #natureart #spiritualart #meditation

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · 27d

🌉🖌️Bridge-building in progress… pixel by pixel. What kind of bridge would you build if you could dream it into being?

#fantasyart #behindthescenes #wip #magical #artprocess #digitalpainting #artistlife #cozyvibes #autumnart #creativejourney #mossybridge #storyworlds #imaginativeart #kidlitart

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Oct 3

If a giant squirrel invited you to read in it's cozy autumn nest… would you say yes? ‘Cozy Read’ is soaking up the fall sunshine on my desk today! ✨🐿️📚🍂

Buy it here: ldiehl.com/shop/gicle-a...

#CozyRead #FantasyArt #AutumnVibes #BookishFantasy #WhimsicalArt

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Oct 1

Leaf by leaf and stone by stone, the bridge comes alive… This is the quiet part of the process, where patience does the real magic. 🌿✨🪨

#wip #behindthescenes #fantasyart #digitalpainting #processpeek #moss

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Sep 30

🐟️✨️Golden Fish✨️🐟️⁠
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A wish. A splish. A golden fish⁠
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Misty, silver, dreamy moon⁠
Turquoise scent of hushed lagoon⁠
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Bob of lily-leaves so green⁠
The glassy lap, waters serene⁠...

Read on: ldiehl.com/magical-ocea...

#magical #fantasyart #art #artist #kidlitart #poetry #imaginativerealism

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Sep 26

Sharing a small key to something new... ✨️😉🗝️

#thresholds #art #artist #fantasyart #magicalart #visionaryart #soulart #SecretKey #MagicInTheMaking

A close-up of a glowing golden key dangling on a chain, floating against a blurred background. The key shimmers as if alive with light, hinting at mystery and unseen thresholds.

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Sep 17

Moss & light unfolding on the canvas today… tiny sprouts growing into a new world. 🌿✨ Shop’s newly open with prints, zines + more → ldiehl.com/shop

#timelapse #fantasyart #art #artist #moss #fantasy #arttimelapse

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Sep 16

My online shop is now open! ✨ Prints, cards & zines woven with light, moss & starlight. 🌿💫

Take a peek: ldiehl.com/shopnav

#artshop #artist #art #indyartist #illustrator #fantasyillustration #fantasy

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Sep 10

Does your Wednesday need some fishy-corns? 🤪

#art #artist #arttimelapse #fishart #unicornart #artvideo

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Sep 9

✨️🍑Peach Witch🍑✨️⁠

The languid murmur of leaves⁠
On a gooey cobbler day⁠
In the deepest drone of summer⁠
Steeps the stories of sweet souls⁠

More: ldiehl.com/gentle-giant...
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#art #artist #peaches #bee #beeart #fantasyart #fantasy #digitalart #painting #kidlitart #kidlit #poetry #noai⁠

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Sep 5

Amber lights are twinkling
Glinting in the gloaming
Padding on the mossy floor
Her fairy feet are roaming

Craggy branches, needles
Tickle as she passes
Shivering her mothy wings
Like gentle winds through grasses
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Shop: ldiehl.com/shopnav

#art #artist #zine #artshop #fantasyart #poetryandart

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 28

“When you’re touched by magic, nothing’s ever quite the same again. What really makes me sad is all those people who never have the chance to know that touch. They’re too busy... so they shut the door without really knowing it was there to be opened in the first place.” ― Charles de Lint

#magic

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 27

💎✨️Guardian of the Crystals✨️💎⁠

#poppylullaby #fantasyart #fantasy #kidlitart #kidlit #owl #magical #noai

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 26

A favorite summer page from Morsels #3! ✨️⁠

Buy the zine: ldiehl.com/shop/fairy-t...
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#dandelions #dandelion #fantasy #fantasyart #magical #ghibli #kidlit #kidlitart #noai #zine

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 25

“A singer paints a canvas with sound.”

#quote #artquote #fantasyart #fantasy #crystals #singing #noai #amethyst

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 22

✨️🎵Poppy Lullaby🎵✨️⁠
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Gibbous silver moon above⁠
Fields of ruby red⁠
The smallest of the hours⁠
When all the world’s in bed⁠...
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⁠https://ldiehl.com/little-folk/poppy-lullaby

#art #artist #poppies #owls #fantasyart #summerart #poetry #poem #photoshop #illustration #noai⁠

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 21

Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home. —Sylvia Earle⁠
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#quote #ocean #beachy #rest #sanddollar #illustration #art #artist #noai #artanimation

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 18

“Shine like the whole universe is yours.” – Rumi⁠
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#art #artist #artquote #rumi #fantasyart #noai

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 15

✨️🌻Sunflower Wish🌻✨️⁠
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As evening falls, she wanders⁠
The starlit sunflower field⁠
Petals sway to brush the stars⁠
Discs ripe with summer yield⁠
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Read More: ldiehl.com/little-folk/...
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#sunflower #sunflowers #artist #art #kidlit #kidlitart #poetry #poem #fantasyart #floralart #summer #magical #noai

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Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 13

😄Waves shoot high above her⁠
Showering her craft with light⁠
An echo of her fiery soul⁠
She smiles with delight😄⁠

Read More: ldiehl.com/magical-ocea...
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#kidlitart #kidlit #fantasyart #ocean #beachy #noai⁠

Laura Diehl Art @lauradiehlart.bsky.social · Aug 12

What's your dandelion wish? ✨️⁠
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#art #artist #fantasyart #fantasy #magical #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #ghibli #noai