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40+ Software Dev 👨‍💻 Painter 🎨
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Now Available: “Misty Woods”, an 18”x24” oil painting of a dark, closed-in forest with breaks of sunlight and fog.

Etsy: shiftypumpkin.etsy.com/listing/4420...
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/c1e7b3f53a

Timelapse: youtu.be/rbZR1OqFu28
“Misty Woods”, an 18”x24” oil painting of a dark, closed-in forest with breaks of sunlight and fog. Streaks of light shine through the dense canopy as a small, hidden feline watches the surroundings from a safe enclosure.
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coreyartusimagery.com
Alrighty. Just finished my 21st event as an art vendor in the 8 months since I moved up to Humboldt County in northern California.

I’m wiped. But deeply proud of my first year as a straight up freelance artist doing it on my own.

#artistlife #artlife #RedwoodCoast #art
Photo of a artist booth, selling prints and greeting cards, set up in a gymnasium. Long distance photo of an artist vending booth arranged in a gymnasium with other craft fair booths.
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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cozykathryn.bsky.social
My full length post about this is live, and free for everyone to read:
December 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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alyshamiller.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar day 14
A photo of a gray catbird perched on a branch looking at the camera curiously
December 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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stinasdemons.com
Ok, I was going to make 10 but I think I'm done. I don't even celebrate Xmas, I just thought it'd be a fun project.

JUST MARKED DOWN ALL REMAINING ORNAMENTS, INCLUDING THE ONE I *JUST* LISTED

**ALL THESE ARE NOW $10 + $7 S&H, W S&H ONLY $1 FOR EACH ADDT'L ORNAMENT YOU PURCHASE AFTER ONE**
Wooden hand painted ornament of a murderous Gingerbread Man rampaging through a forest Back of ornament says "Happy Holidays" 2 wooden handpainted ornaments of a Ghost Tree and a Goth Snowflake Two hand painted wooden ornaments of Merry Creepmas and an upside down reversible silver and gold star
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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stoutheartstudio.com
Oh! #ArtAdventCalendar day 14! I almost really forgot, didn’t I. Have #art!

Have some Arctic Terns! I hand painted these in #Procreate, I will add a process video in the comments for you.

🪶 #birdArt 🐡
A digital painting of some arctic terns swooping through a blue sky streaked with clouds. One is higher and flying straight towards the viewer, another, lower and further away, arcs downward.
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
"Lite(crush)light", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800(Cdn). On sale for $600. DM if interested. #art
A realistic painting of a crushed Miller Lite beer can, white, red, blue & gold on a dark background. Beside, to the right, is a smashed frosted incandescent light bulb.
December 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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captainpurple.bsky.social
Thanks, Debi! I’ve been slowed by holiday side quests. And snow to shovel 😡

Every time I start working I think ‘don’t eff this up,’ and then have to remind myself that it’s a test piece 🤪

This is where I’m currently at, working my way towards the nose
A work in progress on a pen and color pencil drawing of a rhinoceros with a house-shaped burden on its back. The rhino is mostly grey. The house is features a number 20 and letter “w” along with a scissor headed bird on the front. There is a long pole that extends out horizontally from the structure that has a pumpkin dangling from it
December 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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lilyrespair.bsky.social
This morning's walk was pretty in a dark, grey, damp way, but I will be happy when the light returns.
A path in the woods on a dark, grey morning.
December 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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dougrutherford.bsky.social
Spring path.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2118.
Painting of a forest path in spring.
December 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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artofcorinne.bsky.social
Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar

The scene study with Kala and Illario is done! I changed Illario's hair so many times. lol

The reference is in the reply.

#IllarioDellamorte #KalaIngellvar #DragonAgetheVeilguard #ocxcanon #digitalart #fanart #artstudy #illarook #rookingellvar #rook
A black and white digital drawing of Illario Dellamorte, right, looking at Kala Ingellvar, left, while his left hand is placed on her face with his thumb on her bottom lip. Kala's eyes are closed.
December 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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nheiraashford.com
I've also added an additional tier for $3/mo, since I know that while there might be some folks who'd like to support, $5 is out of their range. ( Listen, $2 more is still $2 more! ). :-)

www.patreon.com/13308391/join

#patreon #update
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December 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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carolpopegordon.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Dec 14
Cardinals have the best red, especially in the winter. 🪶
Two bright red male Cardinals, one in focus and one in the background stand out among pale bare twigs.
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
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
Abstract landscape: swirling storm clouds with a wall cloud and rain underneath, yellow field and trees
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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annesleystudio.bsky.social
#artadventcalendar Day 14
"Blue Notes"
Watercolour (10.5 x 7" sold, private collection)

#stilllife #canadianartist #art
Still life painting of a crystal glass of brandy casting light and shadow over antique sheet music, specifically Duke Ellington's Mod Indigo. A string of pearls winds through the foreground, echoing the creamy pearl brocade that forms the backdrop. Colours range from white, parchment and gold to deep crimson and black.
December 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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tishamark.com
Day 14: #ArtAdventCalendar

Tisha Mark ©2025, Late Autumn Wish, oil on gessobord, 6"x6"

tishamark.com/product/late...

#art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm
Original oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Late Autumn Wish" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2025). Loosely painted abstract-leaning atmospheric seascape with earth tones on a dark shore. The sky has orange and gray tones with hints of blue.
December 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
In progress: "Old Garden Shed (small acts of magic)" (working title)(+details), oil on canvas, 24x36" (gift). Getting closer to finished. The flowers are done, just a few details, insects & finish work to go. A month ago I though there was no way it would be ready for Christmas.
A rustic floral still life painting in progress. It's a dark room, run down, perhaps a potting shed. On a bench is a Crown brand glass jar with a cut flower arrangement, orange rose, pink fancy tulip, a white rose, & other flowers. To the right of the flowers are 3 cut pink roses and a lit candle. Some foxglove, a fern frond, daisies, a pear & work gloves are on the bench. The back wall has peeling burgundy wallpaper over crumbling plaster. The light of a window is cast on the back wall. A mouse is reaching for a raspberry, a hummingbird is hovering near a red monarda & 3 fireflies are aglow in the top right. A closer look at the floral display, the hummingbird & the mouse. A close-up of the candles, shears, gloves, daisies & fruit on the right side of the painting.
December 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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lauramellinatelier.bsky.social
Congratulations on reaching your goal! 😀💜🥳
I’m Laura, feral marker & pen artist, on track to reach my goal of new art everyday for 2025 in… 17 days? (I’m not good w/ numbers, it’s why I’m an artist! 😁) I’m AuDHD, I draw whatever hits my brain. It’s currently frogs/toads! 💜💜💜
A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of a squirrel tree frog in a Santa hat clinging to a post wrapped in multicolour Christmas lights. The frog is facing left. They have a round green body with darker green blobs, and yellow-green underside. They have gold eyes with a horizontal black pupil, and their mouth is shaped in a slight smile. Their paws are clinging to the post above and below their body. The Santa hat is red with white fluffy edging and pompom on the pointed tip, which is folded down in front of them. The Christmas lights are pink, blue, purple, orange, and yellow, with white bases on a white wire in a spiral around the yellow-green post. They have haloes of colour around them, to indicate their glow. Background colour is deep green. Photo reference: John White, from “A Guide to the Frogs and Toads of Virginia” Special Publication #3 by the Va Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries (date unknown, about 2010). A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of a Virginian Little Grass Frog, facing left, head raised, as if it has heard something. Above the frog, along their back, is written “slowly I turned… step by step… inch by inch…”. The frog has one big black and gold eye visible, and is highlighted by metallic dots where the light hits. The quote is from a famous old Vaudeville skit. Photo reference: Emily Moriarty Lemmon, from “A Guide to the Frogs and Toads of Virginia” Special Publication #3 by the Va Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries (date unknown, about 2010). A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of an orange frog and a purple frog playing chess, but the orange frog is eating the pieces. The orange frog is on the left, holding a bunch of chess pieces in their right paw, is taking another piece off the board with their left, and has one piece in their mouth. They are looking at the purple frog on the right, who is gesturing at the board and yelling. The board is red and black (I think it is a checkers board), and the pieces are orange, purple, and pink, because someone ate half the purple pieces (I wonder who). Underneath the chess board, white lettering on green grass says “Not all Frogs should Play Chess.”. They are sitting on grass with rolling hills in the background, under a blue sky with light clouds. Frogs are doing things in the background: left, a frog is half visible coming over the near hill, and an orange frog is looking panicked on the far left hill, as their purple frog friend has fallen over, feet in the air. Right, a purple frog and an orange frog are waving at each other from separate hills. This was inspired by a single goofy-looking frog in a 1577 print. A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of a green tree frog wearing a Christmas hat, clinging to a vertical stick, with lights in the dark behind. The frog is facing left, with a slight smile, clinging to a brown stick so that their pink underside is visible. One leg is down, one leg is up. The frog’s eye is gold with a horizontal black pupil. Gold lettering at the lower left of the drawing says “Xmas Frog on a Log!!”. The frog has a gold-edged white speech bubble, and is singing “Quank, quank, quaaaank!” [this is the noise a green tree frog makes; they’re sometimes known as rain frogs, because they sing before it rains, and they’re very loud.] There are small notes in the speech bubble to make it clear the frog is singing. There is a red star indicating a note, which is in white at the bottom left of the drawing, edged in gold. It says: “To the tune of ‘Silent Night’”, ending with two red stars, indicating another note underneath, which says “Irony! Xmas Forg is loud!”. The background is dark grey-green, with multicoloured lights haloed in soft white. I don’t like the Elf on the Shelf, I like the Frog on the Log! Photo reference for frog: John White/J.D. Kleopfer, from “A Guide to the Frogs and Toads of Virginia” Special Publication #3 by the Va Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries (date unknown, about 2010).
December 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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nheiraashford.com
And another WIP. A friend purchased this adopt for me and I've been in love with her design. Made a few initial changes, like eyepatch design ( and not currently seen, her head piece which will look more lacy ).

Her original creator is AngelicRadiance ( Ko-Fi / Bsky ).

#wip #ocart #art
A digital portrait of a female elf character with long pastel blue hair with darker, more vibrant blues around the base of her neck. There are constellations and stars in her hair, matching the gradient blue collar of her top. Her one visible eye has a mix of blue and greenish/yellow.
December 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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nheiraashford.com
Fine fine, I'll share WIPs here again 👌 Just can't promise I'll always remember to, lol... for I have one braincell.

and on a whim, i'm turning this into an oc.

#wip #art #ocart
An unfinished digital portrait of an older male character; his hair is salt and pepper, while his beard appears still mostly dark / gray. He wears a pair of thin rimmed glasses. His eyes are a gray-blue color, almost matching his t shirt. This character also appears to have moles and different skin marks on his face.
December 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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dougrutherford.bsky.social
Windy Arm.
#Watercolour on paper, 8.5x8.5 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2032.
Painting of the northern lights over Windy Arm, Tagish Lake, Yukon, Canada.
September 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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tomato-lonch.bsky.social
When i was making my "tier list" of strongest OCs, I realized than Buttersketch was the only one in the top tier that doesn't look like an edge-lord xD

It reminded me to the three headed dragon meme

#oc #art #meme #odanity #ocmeme
drawing of three of my characters standing together. Shade the Entity Despair the Onryo Buttersketch Symphony
December 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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chloecumming.bsky.social
Art of April 2025. Featuring my face.
Oil pastel drawing of self tipped head back laughing kind of. White pink woman goofy big nose Life drawing of woman faced almost downwards. From the back sort of. In charcoal Cute weird Minotaur with cones and chair and house. Oil painting My big pink face scratchy very bright pink gormless oil pastel drawing with green
December 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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nimasprout.bsky.social
Starting my event in the hole today because I locked my keys in my car AT the convention center garage with all my stuff in it.

A kind vendor let me use their phone to get a locksmith, alas $230 later (weekend surcharge) I'm at my booth!

Come buy stuff! I restocked calendars and coloring books
Booth 162, aisle 8 at Crafty Wonderland
December 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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njcoffeejunkie.bsky.social
SEMESTER IS DONE! Grades will be in soon!

Celebrating with some Sagrada and whatever else we feel like playing. Grab a chair and say hi!

twitch.tv/njcoffeejunkie
December 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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somartist.bsky.social
A short demo of my realtime interactive raytracer I'm making for the ColorBuddy app. Simple but fun tool to play around and study color and light and shadow.
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM