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Lirpa

@studiolirpa.bsky.social

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Artist in the PNW oil pastels, watercolor, acrylic 🏳️‍🌈 studiolirpa.com 🚫AI, NFTs, crypto🚫

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Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · Apr 8

Oh hey, it’s #PortfolioDay!
I believe in giving people a place to escape from the harsh reality of the world. Relish in #Joy in order to keep fighting.

#Artist #OriginalArt #Art #BSkyArt #AbstractArt #SkyArt #ArtYear #ArtShow #Watercolor #MixedMedia #OnlyBeautifulThings #TraditionalArt #Painting

Watercolor painting of an orange and blue octopus. She reminds me of a djinn, with bright eyes full of mischief.

WIP
Watercolor
16x12

Abstract oil pastel painting of a field of wildflowers.

Joy
Oil pastel
10x6”

Watercolor painting of a lavender field full of happy fat bees just as the sun goes down.

Lavender, Bees, and Twilight
Watercolor and ink
8x10”

Watercolor painting of two bright red cardinals on the same branch in the sleeping white forest of winter.

Snow Birds
Watercolor and ink
10x8”

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 7d

High-5!

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 14d

We don’t do violence in Portland unless you count passive aggression. Because we have that perfected.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 14d

Dear fellow Portlanders,

We use kazoos, not violence. Please learn the circus songs.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 14d

I wish Gatorade was carbonated.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 14d

ICE is the proud boys. One and the same.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 14d

I hope she filed assault charges, and I hope he feels little, because he is little.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 16d

I let the bastards get me down

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 16d

Tell them they didn’t make the cut

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 17d

I love mine. When it’s really cold I can completely cover my head and still breathe.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 18d

The rapture happened, so if you’re reading this, you need to get right with Jesus. Start with practicing empathy.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 18d

I agree.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 18d

If you want to hit Amazon where it hurts you need to stop using the internet entirely. Because that’s where the majority of their money comes from.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 18d

I’m not signing back up, Disney. Go sit with Kristen Chenoweth.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 19d

Boxing with a tummy full of shawarma is just as gross as it sounds. Excuse me, *hork*

#Regret #Boxing #Fitness

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 20d

It took me a year to not smell cigarette smoke. It was overwhelming and persistent. It even made my nose burn.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 21d

It’s like a superpower.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 22d

AI assisted?

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · 26d

Nail on head

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Portland Queer Arts @portlandqueerarts.org · 26d

🌈 Queer Artists of Portland — we want to hear from you!

Portland Queer Arts Foundation is launching a community needs survey to learn what support LGBTQ+ artists need most.

Your voice will shape future programs, funding, and opportunities.

👉 Take the survey: portlandqueerarts.foundation/survey

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you. I saw the headline 20 minutes ago but skipped on by it. If something were to be a big deal, I’d hear it from Phil or Hank.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · Sep 9

I had that same feeling earlier this year, turned out to be arthritis in flare. I started getting arthritis in my early thirties.

Lirpa @studiolirpa.bsky.social · Sep 8

I don’t consider any of my work horny, I know I’m still an artist. What a terrible take.

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Deaf David @deafdavid.bsky.social · Sep 7

Just a heads up! Artists don't owe you affordable commissions and it doesn't give you the right to complain and harass them. They work to pay bills and eat just like us If an artist values their own art at a specific price point... who are you to challenge that? Move on.

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Tisha Mark @tishamark.com · Sep 7

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#art #photography #nature #writers #StarterPack #creatives

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Paloma McClain @palomamcclain.bsky.social · Sep 6

Worst part about commission price discourse are other artists dogpiling & bragging about how they spend weeks on a piece and sell it for $150 because they “can’t expect others to pay outrageous prices”

Undervaluing yourself is not a flex. You’re catering to the wrong customer.