Tarra Leela
@tarraleela.bsky.social
Writer | Illustrator | Mixed Media
-Weird Fiction-
-Weird Fiction-
Reaching Out
So many stars out tonight… 🌟💚
Illustrated with watercolor markers, colored pencils, crayon, archival ink, and acrylic paint pen on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
So many stars out tonight… 🌟💚
Illustrated with watercolor markers, colored pencils, crayon, archival ink, and acrylic paint pen on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
February 1, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Reaching Out
So many stars out tonight… 🌟💚
Illustrated with watercolor markers, colored pencils, crayon, archival ink, and acrylic paint pen on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
So many stars out tonight… 🌟💚
Illustrated with watercolor markers, colored pencils, crayon, archival ink, and acrylic paint pen on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Crossroads
Illustrated with watercolor, water based markers, colored pencils, and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Illustrated with watercolor, water based markers, colored pencils, and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
January 30, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Crossroads
Illustrated with watercolor, water based markers, colored pencils, and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Illustrated with watercolor, water based markers, colored pencils, and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Reposted by Tarra Leela
Folks:
Today the Colin McEnroe show at CT Public Radio interviewed me re: my nighttime "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep" videos
"Few Thoughts" is on my YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The interview is where you find your podcasts & here:
www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...
Today the Colin McEnroe show at CT Public Radio interviewed me re: my nighttime "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep" videos
"Few Thoughts" is on my YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The interview is where you find your podcasts & here:
www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...
Historian Joanne Freeman on reckoning with where we are and where we want to be
This hour, Joanne Freeman joins us to share a few thoughts about the latest news, empathy, history, and America 250.
www.ctpublic.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Folks:
Today the Colin McEnroe show at CT Public Radio interviewed me re: my nighttime "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep" videos
"Few Thoughts" is on my YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The interview is where you find your podcasts & here:
www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...
Today the Colin McEnroe show at CT Public Radio interviewed me re: my nighttime "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep" videos
"Few Thoughts" is on my YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The interview is where you find your podcasts & here:
www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...
On The Road
Illustrated with watercolor, colored pencils, archival ink, and gel pens on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Illustrated with watercolor, colored pencils, archival ink, and gel pens on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
January 30, 2026 at 1:37 AM
On The Road
Illustrated with watercolor, colored pencils, archival ink, and gel pens on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Illustrated with watercolor, colored pencils, archival ink, and gel pens on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Power Line
Illustrated with watercolors, colored pencils, acrylic paint pen, gel pens, and crayons on mixed media paper.
I really love how the colors turned out for this one! 💜💚
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Illustrated with watercolors, colored pencils, acrylic paint pen, gel pens, and crayons on mixed media paper.
I really love how the colors turned out for this one! 💜💚
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Power Line
Illustrated with watercolors, colored pencils, acrylic paint pen, gel pens, and crayons on mixed media paper.
I really love how the colors turned out for this one! 💜💚
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Illustrated with watercolors, colored pencils, acrylic paint pen, gel pens, and crayons on mixed media paper.
I really love how the colors turned out for this one! 💜💚
#weirdcore #dreamcore #analoghorror #liminalspace #mixedmedia
Reposted by Tarra Leela
Consider:
What can you offer as resistance?
Be creative!
Then offer it.
This is a great example.
What can you offer as resistance?
Be creative!
Then offer it.
This is a great example.
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Consider:
What can you offer as resistance?
Be creative!
Then offer it.
This is a great example.
What can you offer as resistance?
Be creative!
Then offer it.
This is a great example.
Reposted by Tarra Leela
From The Water
Illustrated with watercolor markers and colored pencil on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with watercolor markers and colored pencil on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 20, 2026 at 12:23 AM
From The Water
Illustrated with watercolor markers and colored pencil on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with watercolor markers and colored pencil on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Encore
Artemy Burakh from the videogame Pathologic 2, illustrated with archival ink pen and water based markers. A quick drawing just for funsies 🖤
#artemyburakh #pathologic2 #haruspex
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Artemy Burakh from the videogame Pathologic 2, illustrated with archival ink pen and water based markers. A quick drawing just for funsies 🖤
#artemyburakh #pathologic2 #haruspex
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 19, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Encore
Artemy Burakh from the videogame Pathologic 2, illustrated with archival ink pen and water based markers. A quick drawing just for funsies 🖤
#artemyburakh #pathologic2 #haruspex
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Artemy Burakh from the videogame Pathologic 2, illustrated with archival ink pen and water based markers. A quick drawing just for funsies 🖤
#artemyburakh #pathologic2 #haruspex
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Curious Birch
Illustrated with colored pencil and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with colored pencil and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Curious Birch
Illustrated with colored pencil and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with colored pencil and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Caught In The Light
Illustrated with colored pencil and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with colored pencil and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Caught In The Light
Illustrated with colored pencil and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with colored pencil and archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Ignited
Illustrated with archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Ignited
Illustrated with archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with archival ink on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Reposted by Tarra Leela
My garden with shed, stepladder, red roses, purple clematis and lilac tree, watercolour drawing with pen work.
#art #watercolour #garden #indianink
#art #watercolour #garden #indianink
January 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
My garden with shed, stepladder, red roses, purple clematis and lilac tree, watercolour drawing with pen work.
#art #watercolour #garden #indianink
#art #watercolour #garden #indianink
Apparition
Illustrated with watercolors, colored pencils, gel pen, and acrylic paint pen on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with watercolors, colored pencils, gel pen, and acrylic paint pen on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Apparition
Illustrated with watercolors, colored pencils, gel pen, and acrylic paint pen on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with watercolors, colored pencils, gel pen, and acrylic paint pen on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Nerves
Illustrated with colored pencils and watercolor on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with colored pencils and watercolor on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Nerves
Illustrated with colored pencils and watercolor on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with colored pencils and watercolor on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Fading
Illustrated with watercolor, crayon, and colored pencils on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with watercolor, crayon, and colored pencils on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Fading
Illustrated with watercolor, crayon, and colored pencils on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with watercolor, crayon, and colored pencils on mixed media paper.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Reposted by Tarra Leela
December 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reposted by Tarra Leela
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Stay On Trail
Illustrated with crayon, gel pens, acrylic paint marker, and archival ink on black card stock.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with crayon, gel pens, acrylic paint marker, and archival ink on black card stock.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Stay On Trail
Illustrated with crayon, gel pens, acrylic paint marker, and archival ink on black card stock.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Illustrated with crayon, gel pens, acrylic paint marker, and archival ink on black card stock.
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Reposted by Tarra Leela
Greer: “So… apparently, the main exit’s haunted. Again. Since about 3 AM. You’ll want to talk to Lex.”
EXAMINE: Lex is deeply concerned.
weirdcore weird fiction illustration mixed media traditional art
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
EXAMINE: Lex is deeply concerned.
weirdcore weird fiction illustration mixed media traditional art
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Greer: “So… apparently, the main exit’s haunted. Again. Since about 3 AM. You’ll want to talk to Lex.”
EXAMINE: Lex is deeply concerned.
weirdcore weird fiction illustration mixed media traditional art
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
EXAMINE: Lex is deeply concerned.
weirdcore weird fiction illustration mixed media traditional art
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
Greer: “So… apparently, the main exit’s haunted. Again. Since about 3 AM. You’ll want to talk to Lex.”
EXAMINE: Lex is deeply concerned.
weirdcore weird fiction illustration mixed media traditional art
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
EXAMINE: Lex is deeply concerned.
weirdcore weird fiction illustration mixed media traditional art
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Greer: “So… apparently, the main exit’s haunted. Again. Since about 3 AM. You’ll want to talk to Lex.”
EXAMINE: Lex is deeply concerned.
weirdcore weird fiction illustration mixed media traditional art
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
EXAMINE: Lex is deeply concerned.
weirdcore weird fiction illustration mixed media traditional art
#weirdcore #weirdfiction #illustration #mixedmedia #traditionalart
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 AM
October 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
That One Time I Found The Max Payne Liminal Dimension Part 1:
1 - The Overlap
2 - Running Down Halls
3 - Reflecting On His City
4 - Stairs To Nowhere
@celestialtreedeva.bsky.social
@samlakewrites.bsky.social
#MaxPayne #remedygames
1 - The Overlap
2 - Running Down Halls
3 - Reflecting On His City
4 - Stairs To Nowhere
@celestialtreedeva.bsky.social
@samlakewrites.bsky.social
#MaxPayne #remedygames
March 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
That One Time I Found The Max Payne Liminal Dimension Part 1:
1 - The Overlap
2 - Running Down Halls
3 - Reflecting On His City
4 - Stairs To Nowhere
@celestialtreedeva.bsky.social
@samlakewrites.bsky.social
#MaxPayne #remedygames
1 - The Overlap
2 - Running Down Halls
3 - Reflecting On His City
4 - Stairs To Nowhere
@celestialtreedeva.bsky.social
@samlakewrites.bsky.social
#MaxPayne #remedygames
“Colder Than The Devil’s Heart”
Max Payne, reflecting on his city.
@remedygames.com
@samlakewrites.bsky.social
#MaxPayne #remedygames
Max Payne, reflecting on his city.
@remedygames.com
@samlakewrites.bsky.social
#MaxPayne #remedygames
March 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“Colder Than The Devil’s Heart”
Max Payne, reflecting on his city.
@remedygames.com
@samlakewrites.bsky.social
#MaxPayne #remedygames
Max Payne, reflecting on his city.
@remedygames.com
@samlakewrites.bsky.social
#MaxPayne #remedygames