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David Brace
@davidbrace2.bsky.social
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Artist/painter in Canada

he/him

Commissions welcome

https://cara.app/drb2
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · Oct 8
A reminder that my work is for sale & I am available for commissions. More work on view at my Cara portfolio- cara.app/drb2 DM for pricing & availability. (my prices are in Canadian dollars, so it's 25% less for my American friends.)
"Mmmnngghhhhnnnhhh", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2024- $800(Cdn) A realistic self portrait of me holding my breath, cheeks puffed out, face red. I have a grey moustache & beard, I'm wearing a black ball cap worn backwards. "crushed (low energy)", oil on canvas, 11x14", 2022- $850(Cdn) A realistic painting of a red & white crushed Tim Hortons coffee cup beside a silver, blue & red crushed Red Bull can against dark pavement. "Raven Portrait", graphite & pencil crayon, 8x9", 2023 (commission) (reg price- $250Cdn) A realistic colour drawing of a Raven's head. "Sebbie's Garden", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023 (commission) (reg price- $800 Cdn) A realistic painting of an orange & white cat with one green eye and one blue, lurking in the greenery of a garden.
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colbosch.bsky.social
Just tore my actual last pair of pants, so, uh, help?
colbosch.bsky.social Big Spooky ColBosch @colbosch.bsky.social · 1h
If you don't need miniatures, here's my Paypal for direct donations. Help a sick guy out here, please. Goal is $1000, I'm at about $200 (not counting food/meds - I'll worry about those later).
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January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
Cheap art, hot & fresh.
"coup(on) (spicy)", oil on Wendy's coupon, 2 1/4 x 2 1/5", 2026- $60(Cdn) (artist's multiple, edition on 20). A small Wendy's restaurant coupon for 2 spicy chicken combos for $17.99 with a tiny painting of a green/gold house fly in the bottom left corner. "coup(on) (baconator)", oil on Wendy's coupon, 2 1/4 x 2 1/5", 2026- $60(Cdn) (artist's multiple, edition on 20). A small Wendy's restaurant coupon for a breakfast Baconator combo for $6.99 with a tiny painting of a green/gold house fly in the top left corner. "Mended", mixed media on paper, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", 2025 (artist's multiple, open edition)- $60(Cdn) ea. A small realistic painting of a human heart on a torn piece of atlas index page smear with red paint that's been repaired with a band-aid. "Flip (Heads I win, tails you lose)", oil on map fragment, 5 1/4 x 7", 2025 - $60 (Cdn). A piece of a map of an inset showing the city of Ottawa on which there's a realistic painting of a Canadian dime (Bluenose side up) in mid coin toss, its shadow below on the map.
January 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
"Canadian Landscape (camouflage)", oil on watercolour paper, 5 5/8 x 7", 2026- $200(Cdn) #art
A small realistic painting of a crushed green Canada Dry Ginger Ale can with a white yellow & red shield logo. A green plastic toy soldier overlaps the bottom right edge of the can.
January 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
"(cover)U(p)", graphite on paper, 8x9", 2026- $300(Cdn) #art
A self portrait drawing. I am facing the camera wearing a thick grey hoodie, black ball cap and a wool scarf over my mouth & nose. My eyes are wide open. The scarf has a capital U on it over my mouth.
January 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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rufus-hickok.bsky.social
I'm old enough to remember when the elderly racist President, who was surrounded by proto-fascist lunatics and religious kooks, had Alzheimer's and they covered it up rather than... oh, never mind.
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
I've been out with an impromptu gang shoveling snow for the past 3 hrs, with some breaks for coffee. There's a bunch of us who clear snow for our elderly neighbours. This is the most snow we've had in some years so a lot of people are pitching in.
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
"small (scale) disaster", oil on vintage map, 8x10", 2026 - $250(Cdn) #art
A half page from The Reader's Digest Great World Atlas (1961) showing the north of a topographical globe (the Arctic, Greenland, Scandinavia, & Russia.) On it is painted a toy T-rex, seen from above, casting a shadow on the page. Facing it, aiming their weapons are 6 green, plastic toy soldiers. A Danish 1 euro coin is placed on the right edge, for scale.
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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trance.bsky.social
One of the most prominent GOP brain worms is that all is transactional

Altruism is beyond not just their ken but imagination
January 26, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
big boy
A cartoon of a diminutive, goose-stepping Greg Bovino wearing his nazi-inspired overcoat, many sizes too large, dwarfed by the legs of combat soldiers behind him. He's thinking "I'm a big boy now..."
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
"(crushed) ICE", oil on watercolour paper, 5 3/4 x 7 3/4", 2025- $150(Cdn) #art
A small realistic painting of a black & silver Labatt's ICE beer can. The can is crushed so the round top & bottom are showing. The word ICE is in white, outlined in gold. Below the can is a squashed cockroach.
January 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
"(cover)U(p)", graphite on paper, 8x9", 2026- $300(Cdn) #art
A self portrait drawing. I am facing the camera wearing a thick grey hoodie, black ball cap and a wool scarf over my mouth & nose. My eyes are wide open. The scarf has a capital U on it over my mouth.
January 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
In progress: "(cover)U(p)", graphite on paper, 8x10" #art #wip
A self portrait drawing. I am facing the camera wearing a thick grey hoodie, black ball cap and a wool scarf over my mouth & nose. My eyes are wide open. The scarf has a capital U on it over my mouth.
January 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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glennquigley.bsky.social
Gay paranormal romance novel set in a haunted lighthouse in Wales

Link: mybook.to/curseofthestagseye

🐻 Big, burly bear MCs
👻 Ghosts
🏳️‍🌈 Gay romance
💡 Lighthouse setting
👀 Forced proximity
📙 Standalone story
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales!

#Mmromance #gayfiction #GayRomance
January 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
In progress: "(cover)U(p)", graphite on paper, 8x10" #art #wip
A self portrait drawing. I am facing the camera wearing a thick grey hoodie, black ball cap and a wool scarf over my mouth & nose. My eyes are wide open. The scarf has a capital U on it over my mouth.
January 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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tstld.bsky.social
Little crow

Ink and pastel on toned paper
6x8

#art #birds #nature #sciart
Drawing of a crow made with ink and pastel on toned paper.
January 24, 2026 at 12:25 AM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
Penguin. In Greenland. Are they planning to bring their own?
lukemcgee.bsky.social Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 2d
Just seen the White House has posted this and good night all
January 23, 2026 at 11:28 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
big boy
A cartoon of a diminutive, goose-stepping Greg Bovino wearing his nazi-inspired overcoat, many sizes too large, dwarfed by the legs of combat soldiers behind him. He's thinking "I'm a big boy now..."
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
Trump has withdrawn Canada's invitation to join the BofP and we are all boo-hooing... so, so sad... how will we ever recover. I need my calming tea now.
January 23, 2026 at 2:48 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
"Askance (irredeemable candy)", graphite & oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 10 1/2 x 14 1/2", 2025- $400(Cdn) #art
An art work consisting of a graphite self portrait on the left side- I'm looking to the right, head back & slightly cocked, an expression of mild disgust on my face, wearing a black back cap backwards. On the right side is an oil painting of 3 tubes of Rockets candies, plastic wrapped, one of which is pulled open, the chalky, pastel candy discs spilling out.
January 23, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
Just hearts #art
From "Serve (Covid Drawings 2024)" : "Skewered", graphite on paper, 8x10", 2024 (private collection). A drawing of 2 human hearts impaled on an ornate skewer. From "Serve (Covid Drawings, 2024)"-"Carved", graphite on paper, 8x10", 2024- (private collection). A drawing of a human heart with an ornate carving knife & fork to it's right. "Stitch (darn)", oil/acrylic/thread/sewing needle on paper, 10 1/2 x 15", 2025- $450(Cdn). A page from a world atlas index with 6 columns of place names titled Part Two- World Index on which there is a realistic painting of a human heart over a slash of bright red paint. There is a tear across the paper from the lower right to the center of the heart that is sewn shut with red thread. The sewing needle dangles from the thread. "Mended", mixed media on paper, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", 2025 (artist's multiple, open edition)- $60(Cdn) ea. A painting of a human heart on a torn piece of atlas index that's been repaired with a band-aid.
January 18, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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journodale.bsky.social
Or, Heated Rivalry only exists because of CanCon requirements. Otherwise CTV/Bell/Crave would have just imported another American show.
Just because it's successful doesn't mean that it isn't a product of the ecosystem it was created in.
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
In addition to having a Tesla blow up in your driveway Elon wants a Tesla to blow up in your laundry room.
bloomberg.com Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 4d
Tesla will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who’s said the carmaker’s fortunes will be increasingly dependent on humanoid machines.
Tesla to Sell Optimus Robots to Public Next Year, Musk Says
Tesla Inc. will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who’s said the carmaker’s fortunes will be increasingly dependent on humanoid machines.
bloom.bg
January 22, 2026 at 10:55 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
bored of peas
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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theartfulldodger.bsky.social
Yesterday i posted pretty distractions
Today i am posting art that might better reflect how some are feeling
A collage of drawings and journal entries taped together with masking tape. On the left is a black ink drawing of a woman wailing A niave face with large, sad eyes and a downturned mouth. Its done in purple and black and emerges from the pattern of mark making behind it A chaotic portrait of a man with a taught mouth and five despairing eyes Its a very very colourful piece but adds confusion not comfort A portrait a face that presents as femme on one side and mask on the other. They are surrounded by darkness and lurid green
January 22, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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colbosch.bsky.social
Still at $0, truly anything will help out a lot here.
colbosch.bsky.social Big Spooky ColBosch @colbosch.bsky.social · 5d
Hey folks, I realized that I'm in the storm impact area - not as bad as Appalachia and the South, but still in the footprint - which means I really need to get food and supplies in. I'm at $0/1000 so far, so honestly anything helps.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM