Cyntada
@cyntada.bsky.social
• Quality analyst by day.
• Pro artist, #SciArt illustrator, recovering graphic designer by moonlight.
• Cyntada or Cyntada_Art anywhere else.
• Portfolio and more at http://cyntada.com.
• She/her.
• Pro artist, #SciArt illustrator, recovering graphic designer by moonlight.
• Cyntada or Cyntada_Art anywhere else.
• Portfolio and more at http://cyntada.com.
• She/her.
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Cyntada
@cyntada.bsky.social
· Jul 28
I do watercolor and gouache #SciArt, and occasional commissions. Here's a few of my favorites! An illustration of a tibia fusus shell, a Greater Yellowlegs bird on toned paper, photorealistic renderings of Silvery Blue butterflies, and a pigment-test sketch that turned into a lovely stormy sky.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Shop update: I'm going to shut down Whimsy Station on Saturday morning and start the move to a new platform!
I'm hoping I'll get it up and running again quickly, but don't have an exact date. You can still login with a password (shopwhimsy) and shop for the next few days! #bsnm
whimsystation.com
I'm hoping I'll get it up and running again quickly, but don't have an exact date. You can still login with a password (shopwhimsy) and shop for the next few days! #bsnm
whimsystation.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Shop update: I'm going to shut down Whimsy Station on Saturday morning and start the move to a new platform!
I'm hoping I'll get it up and running again quickly, but don't have an exact date. You can still login with a password (shopwhimsy) and shop for the next few days! #bsnm
whimsystation.com
I'm hoping I'll get it up and running again quickly, but don't have an exact date. You can still login with a password (shopwhimsy) and shop for the next few days! #bsnm
whimsystation.com
The flightless #kakapo usually nest underground. Yesterday we found the coolest nest I’ve ever seen: Whetu was 3m above ground in a hollow rata tree. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Marathon bars were so good!
Age verification? My first portable game unit involved little plastic rings and water.
Age verification? My first portable game unit involved little plastic rings and water.
Age verification?
I still miss Marathon Bars.
I still miss Marathon Bars.
Age verification?
I never understood the kids' newfangled pog thing.
I never understood the kids' newfangled pog thing.
February 11, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Marathon bars were so good!
Age verification? My first portable game unit involved little plastic rings and water.
Age verification? My first portable game unit involved little plastic rings and water.
@vagablondviking.bsky.social For those chilly Caturdays!
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
@vagablondviking.bsky.social For those chilly Caturdays!
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Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
If you need to hear something good today, here's some kindness and care. 💜
Today I was walking back from an errand when I woman flagged me down and pointed at a cat laying at her feet. A black tuxie, very skinny and very much worse for wear. “I would take him but he won’t let me pick him up,” she said. “Really?” I said, and cradled my sweatshirt around him. /1
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
If you need to hear something good today, here's some kindness and care. 💜
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Some native Georgia wildflowers with a butterfly
#art #drawing #sketching #painting #watercolors #nature
#art #drawing #sketching #painting #watercolors #nature
February 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Some native Georgia wildflowers with a butterfly
#art #drawing #sketching #painting #watercolors #nature
#art #drawing #sketching #painting #watercolors #nature
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Looking for Australian (UTC+10) individuals who would be willing to serve as mentors for the #DisabledInSTEM program as we have two individuals currently without mentors!
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Looking for Australian (UTC+10) individuals who would be willing to serve as mentors for the #DisabledInSTEM program as we have two individuals currently without mentors!
timeline cleanse: teenage crush
One of them, anyway.
One of them, anyway.
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 AM
timeline cleanse: teenage crush
One of them, anyway.
One of them, anyway.
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“There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience.”
– Hartley Shawcross, barrister, politician & prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal (1902-2003)
– Hartley Shawcross, barrister, politician & prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal (1902-2003)
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
“There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience.”
– Hartley Shawcross, barrister, politician & prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal (1902-2003)
– Hartley Shawcross, barrister, politician & prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal (1902-2003)
Her job is trying to pick a fight with God - and everyone else.
February 5, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Her job is trying to pick a fight with God - and everyone else.
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Got some bills coming due and still behind from last year and losing out on that 5 year tour of my art thru Canadian museums. Buying a few of these custom dinosaur sun catchers (and the others available on my Etsy shop) will go a long way to help:
#crafts #handmade #art #suncatcher #bsnm
#crafts #handmade #art #suncatcher #bsnm
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Got some bills coming due and still behind from last year and losing out on that 5 year tour of my art thru Canadian museums. Buying a few of these custom dinosaur sun catchers (and the others available on my Etsy shop) will go a long way to help:
#crafts #handmade #art #suncatcher #bsnm
#crafts #handmade #art #suncatcher #bsnm
ADORABLORBS!
February 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
ADORABLORBS!
The feet when she finds the sample ☺️
This is Callie. She is trained to accurately detect bowel cancer in order to provide rapid diagnoses through non-invasive testing. Some might call it lab work, but Callie is actually a sprocker spaniel. 14/10 incredible job, Callie (IG: medicaldetectiondogs)
January 30, 2026 at 2:12 AM
The feet when she finds the sample ☺️
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Jack is a friend to me,
For many years. He deserves to live indoors. He also makes awesome jewelry
For many years. He deserves to live indoors. He also makes awesome jewelry
Things are rough and getting rougher, and I'm fighting to get back on my feet.
If you'd like to brighten up your desktop, come join the tiny adventures - over 150 wallpapers followng the #TurtleOfCalm around Hampshire.
ko-fi.com/s/59d7906b61
#Helpsky #💕💸 #DisabledArtist
If you'd like to brighten up your desktop, come join the tiny adventures - over 150 wallpapers followng the #TurtleOfCalm around Hampshire.
ko-fi.com/s/59d7906b61
#Helpsky #💕💸 #DisabledArtist
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Jack is a friend to me,
For many years. He deserves to live indoors. He also makes awesome jewelry
For many years. He deserves to live indoors. He also makes awesome jewelry
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Whimsy Station is open! It is password protected right now to avoid my products being added to various AI channels, but you can login with a password (shopwhimsy) and shop.
I'm preparing to move the shop to a new platform, so news coming on that soon!
I'm preparing to move the shop to a new platform, so news coming on that soon!
January 28, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Whimsy Station is open! It is password protected right now to avoid my products being added to various AI channels, but you can login with a password (shopwhimsy) and shop.
I'm preparing to move the shop to a new platform, so news coming on that soon!
I'm preparing to move the shop to a new platform, so news coming on that soon!
If your medium is capable of actual slopping, like if you bump the water jar or whatever… you're on the right track.
Apparently the AI bros are now calling real artists’ work “Pencilslop”.
Whatever.
Have some slop:
Whatever.
Have some slop:
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 PM
If your medium is capable of actual slopping, like if you bump the water jar or whatever… you're on the right track.
This is why we need to humbly listen to Native voices. My heart breaks for the stories and wisdom that we've lost.
Do you want to learn about the impacts of the M9 Cascadia subduction #earthquake that struck at 9 p.m. on this night, 326 years ago? Strong shaking, a tsunami and landslides as described in Indigenous oral traditions from #VancouverIsland to #California. ⚒️🧪
hakaimagazine.com/features/gre...
hakaimagazine.com/features/gre...
January 27, 2026 at 4:05 AM
This is why we need to humbly listen to Native voices. My heart breaks for the stories and wisdom that we've lost.
…and I don't want help.
My daughter says she has a friend that checks the weather on her phone more than once per day. She thinks that is weird.
Me:
Me:
a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard
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January 27, 2026 at 3:49 AM
…and I don't want help.
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#uglydogs Our friend Ari needs a bit of assistance for her beloved kitty. Please share. Thank you!
Hi all,
I absolutely hate asking for help, but here we are.
(Being unemployed for 4 months with little notice didn't help either. Luckily, I've regained employment in the new year, but I'm still trying to regain my footing.)
Any help is greatly appreciated. 🐾💙
#uglydogs
gofund.me/ce6c87848
I absolutely hate asking for help, but here we are.
(Being unemployed for 4 months with little notice didn't help either. Luckily, I've regained employment in the new year, but I'm still trying to regain my footing.)
Any help is greatly appreciated. 🐾💙
#uglydogs
gofund.me/ce6c87848
Donate to Support Zoë’s Healing Journey, organized by Ari G
Hi everyone,
I’m raising funds to help cover some veterinary expenses for my beloved cat, Zoë.… Ari G needs your support for Support Zoë’s Healing Journey
gofund.me
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 AM
#uglydogs Our friend Ari needs a bit of assistance for her beloved kitty. Please share. Thank you!
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Timeline cleanse: Kittywampus sunlit belly rub floof invite. He is a Happy Cat #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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Beach wildlife and strandline finds from an early morning walk last month. (Hartlepool, northeast England).
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January 26, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Beach wildlife and strandline finds from an early morning walk last month. (Hartlepool, northeast England).
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SO GORGEOUS! Phoebes are Best Birbs, too.
Sorry for yhe lack of content. Work has been crazy.
I still have been drawing every day and I'm excited to share everything with you guys!
I'm gonna try to post a new piece every day. We'll see how it goes
Eastern Phoebe on an American Beech branch
#art #drawing #painting #birds #watercolor
I still have been drawing every day and I'm excited to share everything with you guys!
I'm gonna try to post a new piece every day. We'll see how it goes
Eastern Phoebe on an American Beech branch
#art #drawing #painting #birds #watercolor
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
SO GORGEOUS! Phoebes are Best Birbs, too.
That was a before-and-after point in my life. The day my teen self unwillingly became an adult.
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
n.pr
January 26, 2026 at 6:34 AM
That was a before-and-after point in my life. The day my teen self unwillingly became an adult.