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Mike Z
@mikez.bsky.social
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Guild Eleven co-founder and artist. I mostly work with watercolor.

Guild Eleven = my creative friends!
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ovf2usv5d7piqbfwwjq3puar/lists/3kmkp5p2bkp2b

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Mike Z @mikez.bsky.social · 6d
The Snowman Wizard and his squirrel companion. #art
The Snowman Wizard, wearing a pointy hat and carrying a crooked staff. A pinecone hangs from the staff. A squirrel sits upon his shoulder. Painted with watercolor and white gouache on toned paper.
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tishamark.com
Sharing a new painting for #scape day!

Tisha Mark ©2025, Beneath Our Autumn Sky, oil on gessobord, 7"x5"

Available with maple frame:
tishamark.com/product/bene...

#art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm
Original oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Beneath Our Autumn Sky" 7"x5" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2025). Loosely painted abstract-leaning atmospheric landscape with dark grays and earth tones and a body of water that reflects orange and light blue color from the sky. The sky is light blue with gray clouds, and has the orange light of an autumn evening.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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salvaterra.bsky.social
Our Walter Velez homage, painted by @louiems.bsky.social is now a November-exclusive stock art post on our Patreon:

www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...

#micexplorers #ttrpg #stockart #mausritter #osr
illustration of a mouse fighter wearing armor, wielding sword and shield, fighting a racoon wielding an axe that is actually a scalpel.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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rendernev.bsky.social
Someone is watching when I come home.
Noodle, the black and white kitty, looks down from the second story window. Close up of Noodle the cat with eyes wide open.
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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budanart.bsky.social
Rhythm and Hues - wip3
18 x 24 - acrylic on wood

I am starting to work on the more vibrant parts of the forest now. Still keeping an eye out for shapes that tell a more interesting story...

#workinprogress #abstractlandscape #abstractrealism
A work in progress image of an abstract fall forest with intricate shapes and colours by Canadian landscape painter Mandy Budan
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
mikez.bsky.social
As a labor force, artists are 'invisible.' A new survey tries to change that
'Struggling artists' isn't a trope, according to a new report. The survey asked more than 2,600 artists about everything from hours worked to housing.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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jedwardneill.bsky.social
I hear you.
Smaller prints are needed.
And so here they are...
www.etsy.com/shop/ShadowA...
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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salvaterra.bsky.social
Artists: quote with your night time art ⭐

#ttrpg #battlemap
battlemap depicting a bonfire between four logs in a clearing at night with atmospheric shadows from the fire, some mist between the canopy of trees around it.
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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shiftypumpkin.com
Artists: quote with your night time art ⭐
18”x24” oil painting of a night sky filled with a blue nebula. Sharp mountains and trees line the background, while a lake in the foreground reflects some of the blue light from above.
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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mikez.bsky.social
Pondering.
#art
A mechanical being with a glass bubble head full of mushrooms strikes a pondering pose. Watercolor and white gouache on toned paper.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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danhawk333.bsky.social
First day's checkpoint.
11x17 pen and paper #wip
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark
Work in progress pen drawing of a figure in a chain mail hood covering their head holding an eye like orb
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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johnlechner.bsky.social
I made a birthday card for my niece. #kidlitart
Photo of a hand holding a watercolor greeting card depicting a woodland scene with a rabbit and squirrel hidden among the greenery. A cutout area between two trees reveals a fairytale castle in the distance. Artwork © by John Lechner
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
mikez.bsky.social
Pondering.
#art
A mechanical being with a glass bubble head full of mushrooms strikes a pondering pose. Watercolor and white gouache on toned paper.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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flyingtrilobite.com
Explore the rich SciArt ecosystem on Bluesky with my SciArt Starter Pack.

Paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery.

150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.

And no gen AI or NFTs. 🥳
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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dtdelosh.bsky.social
Bunny Momentum Christmas #greetingcard #bsnm
www.greetingcarduniverse.com/holiday-card...
Christmas Bunny Momentum card
Christmas Bunny Momentum card. Personalize any greeting card for no additional cost! Cards are shipped the Next Business Day. Product ID: 1549064
www.greetingcarduniverse.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
An experiment. Not sure it is entirely successful, but sometimes it's fun to just fool around to no particular purpose 🤷🏻‍♂️
Digital painting of koi fish crowded together so that they fill up the image with very little room in between. The water between them is a bright blue and the fish are in mottled shades of pink, red, light and dark grays.
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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fallenlights.net
New post is up with the drawing for the holiday card!

patreon.com/fallenlights
section of a drawing. top of a great horned owl's head, like he's peeking into a small area.
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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hulkhoquinn.bsky.social
Thinking these are the NPC kids that’ll be in the orphanage. A wild mix of chaos and stupid but they all mean well.
Illustration of A bunch of shady little kids smoking and drinking in the woods. Goblin and various other fantasy race children
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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rendernev.bsky.social
Things from home that make me happy.
#smalljoys
Noodle, the black and white kitty, looking out the window. The bright yellows of the hockey tree in the back garden. One of many delicate pink camellias in the back garden. A beloved ceramic Christmas tree with multicolored lights.
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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hulkhoquinn.bsky.social
Planning to GM my first game soon and it’s gonna be fun but expect to see me talking a lot of nonsense about it on here as I grow concernabley obsessed with my goofy little world. Gonna be playing Monster of the Week in a high fantasy orphanage full of chaotic but sweet hellions.
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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salvaterra.bsky.social
It is uploaded in 600DPI PNG files as stock art.

www.patreon.com/posts/stock-...

Every Monday there's a new creature stock art on my Patreon. The post can be purchased without subscription.

This month we are recruiting goblins

#monstrosilist #ttrpg #stockart #bestiary
black and white drawing of a goblin wielding an axe. this goblin has hog features like the nose, ears and feet and a mean look in its eyes.
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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inkybat.bsky.social
Rain.
November 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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danhawk333.bsky.social
Had a choice between rushing today and an easy day tomorrow and opted to be kind to after work me tomorrow
11x17 pen and paper #wip
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark
Work in progress pen drawing of strange figures crab walking with thin limbs in front of alien looking technology
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Artists & Art lovers!

Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!

Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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tishamark.com
I have several small paintings in my shop, including framed pieces. These are nice for gifting if you happen to be looking for gift ideas.

Tisha Mark ©2025, Golden Lights Marsh, oil on gessobord, 5"x5"

Available:
tishamark.com/product/gold...

#art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm
Original autumn landscape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Golden Lights Marsh" 5"x5" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2025). Textured autumn landscape featuring a large golden orange maple tree surrounded by other fall foliage, with a bright blue sky that has cloud formations that are pink or lavender depending on the lighting. Colors from the sky and the trees are reflecting in marsh waters.
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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inkybat.bsky.social
Page 10 colours for an ongoing story I’m working on.
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM