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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 3h

and for all the ideas that it has brought into the surface of my creativity. As the month, and the challenge, are coming to an end, I feel more inspired than ever! 3/3

Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 3h

Another luscious and abundant lady, this time on an Art Nouveau style. Very, very pleased with the journey that Artober has meant for me this year, 2/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 3h

Artober Posts, #12
Theme accross the month: Worlds Of Fantasy
Dark Moon · Colour pencil on sketchbook paper, A4. 1/
#artober2025 #paintober2025 #artober #paintober #carolacostaart #fabercastell #royaltalens #traditionalart #fantasyart #artnouveau

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 1d

This drawing of an imaginary fisherman is also a reference to being an islander, an ever-present motif in my art, and to the tribal attire of indigenous peoples of Central America. 3/3

Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 1d

I love drawing with colour pencils – it was my first love as a young artist, and it has been the most joyful and lasting relationship. 2/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 1d

Artober posts, #11
Theme accross the month: Worlds Of Fantasy
The Fisherman · Colour pencil on sketchbook paper, A4. 1/
#artober2025 #paintober2025 #artober #paintober #carolacostaart #fabercastell #royaltalens #traditionalart #fantasyart

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 3d

Continuing with the mermaid fantasy series, which is pleasing me very much, and playing with unusual colour combinations to test my own abilities. Loving the dream-like quality that this mixture of green, blue, violet and yellow gave. 4/4

Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 3d

because they show a side of you that is more direct and vulnerable. I definitely love seeing the sketches of my favourite artists! 3/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 3d

This week, work has been hectic, so all I can post is a sketch – but, when it comes to art, all progress is good, no matter how small it seems; and many times, people fall in love with your less finished works, 2/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 3d

Artober posts, #10
Theme accross the month: Worlds Of Fantasy
Fantasy IV · Colour pencil on sketchbook paper, A4.
#artober2025 #paintober2025 #artober #paintober #carolacostaart #fabercastell #royaltalens #pinupart #traditionalart #fantasyart #mermaidart #tropicalart

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 8d

A second mermaid has got the first layer finished, and I could not be more happy about it – all these small boards I primed during the weekend are going to make such a joyous, sensual, colourful group. I've never been one for repeating ideas, but I may stay in this one for a while! 2/2

Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 8d

Artober Posts, #8
Theme accross the month: Worlds Of Fantasy
Fantasy III · Oil on primed board (not finished). 1/
#artober2025 #paintober2025 #artober #paintober #carolacostaart #oilpainting #traditionalart #fantasyart #mermaidart #tropicalart

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 11d

If you are interested in my favourite priming, it's a 50/50% mixture of Zinc White and Yellow Ochre. It's warm and luminous, and perfect for the kind of work I do. These boards have got three coats already. 4/4
#artober2025 #paintober2025 #artober #paintober #carolacostaart

Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 11d

To be prepared for any opportunity is the best way to attract them, deserve them, and nail them when they find you! 3/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 11d

And if you think you can skip any of that, think again, because that kind of work is the very foundation in thich your success will stand, and the best discipline training you'll ever get. 2/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 11d

Artober Posts, #7
Very often, being a professional artist has nothing to do with creating; it's priming boards for future work, it's cataloguing the pieces at your website, it's working on updating your social media, it's cleaning and organizing the studio, it's accounting and inventory. 1/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 11d

It's always such an exciting feeling when you open the front page of the site where your art is hosted, and find your latest beauty on it. It honestly fills me with motivation for the rest of the day – and I certainly need it, because the weekend is my time to make new pieces!
www.carolacostaart.com

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 13d

Artober is proving to be much more enjoyable than I expected! This is the best of challenges; you flex the muscles, work hard on your craft and reflect on your themes, and new and unexpected things bloom in your art – things that can start new chapters in your career. 3/3

Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 13d

This homage to Andrew Loomis, one of my favourite artists and teachers of the 20th century, turned from a simple study on the master's colouring techniques, into a full finished piece that I absolutely love. 2/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 13d

Artober Posts, #6
Theme accross the month: Worlds Of Fantasy
Fantasy · Faber Castell colour pencils on Canson paper, A4
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#artober2025 #paintober2025 #artober #paintober #carolacostaart #fabercastell #canson #andrewloomis #pinupart

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 14d

The flowers were my addition, and I will be adding more as I go along – colour pencil is always really slow work, so this may take a couple of days to finish. 4/

Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 14d

This piece started as just a warm-up sketch after a lovely oil painting by master Andrew Loomis, and to be honest, I was looking particularly at studying his colour choices, which I find just as exquisite as his ability to draw. 3/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 14d

The theme I've chosen this Artober is Worlds Of Fantasy – and I've been reflecting a lot on the idea of fantasy itself, in what it means to me as an artist, and in how to take it in different and unexpected directions. And one of the ideas that came to me was pinups as the ultimate human fantasy. 2/

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 14d

Artober Posts, #5
Theme accross the month: Worlds Of Fantasy
Untitled (After Andrew Loomis) 1/
#artober2025 #paintober2025 #artober #paintober #carolacostaart #fabercastell #canson #andrewloomis #pinupart

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Carol Acosta @carolacostaart.bsky.social · 18d

I've done other portraits of him, but this one is my favourite – since it is from a film still, the face expression was more complex and interesting to draw than posed pictures. 3/3
#carolacostaart #fabercastell #clarefontaine #petercushing #hammerfilms #horrorfilms #gothichorror #frankenstein