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@debmcqueen.bsky.social
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Bead Artist Chilling in North Pole.
Interests: beading, nature, hiking, history, stuff.
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deb @debmcqueen.bsky.social · Nov 12
A few examples of my art:
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crumplings.bsky.social
For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 5, a friendly but very shy bog dweller.

Finished today and made from paper mache, wood, dyed hemp fibre and mulberry bark. 🐌
A gremlin or goblin figure with huge ears and a curious expression. He is draped in a cloak made from coarse mulberry bark, and bits of muted green hemp fibre that resemble seaweed functioning as a scarf. He has duck-like orange webbed feet, and carries a bucket in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. He is standing against a soft white background decorated with pieces of driftwood and some dried grass.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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debmaluk.bsky.social
A very cold Winter night a few years ago for day 5 #ArtAdventCalendar ...it was somewhere in the -40 zone and I could see the ice crystals dancing in the beam of my headlamp...and they created a beautiful lunar halo and pillars from house and street lights...very frosty but so special☺️
The Moon rising at the end of a snowy road. There is a rainbow coloured halo around the Moon...more pronounced on either side. There are faint pillars in the halo and stars in the sky
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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ryan.blacksky.app
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 5 is the time I played chicken with a crane; this one actually only turned at the last moment and clipped me with a wing upon landing 😂🪶📷
A sandhill crane playing a game of chicken, flying directly at your intrepid photographer A sandhill crane playing a game of chicken, flying directly at your intrepid photographer; close up shot of the bird thinking I'm a punk, probably The last minute turn by the incoming crane An up close profile shot of the culprit
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
debmcqueen.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar
Day 5
"White Raven"
Bead Embroidery
8" X 8" Size 11/0, 13/0, and 15/0 seed beads.
A white raven sitting on a green pine bough. Large brown tree trunk on the left and a green bough over his head. Deep blue sky in the background.
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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plasmanerd.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar #Day5

A horse and a half?
A horse walking in a winter landscape with some mist in the background, head bowed down, giving the image a somber look... Until you see there's a second horse or at least a horses but right there. Can't ever be too serious, and I'm not good enough or patient enough of a photographer to get a clean shot.
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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karakwan.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 5

My mom’s family is very musical and when we got together, we all would play, sing, and dance for hours. Lots of laughter too! I loved breaks too where grandma would have food and always wild blueberry pie with farm cream.

Break Time, Oil on Gallery Canvas
18x24
18x24 oil painting called Break Time. A table with harmonica and guitar nearby along with plates of food and wild blueberry pie.
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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snowirisstudio.com
A little evergreen with a tiny cardinal friend wishing Peace on Earth for this winter season. I wanted to make something for the time of year which wasn't holiday specific. Just December things and vibes.

#ArtAdventCalendar #Botanical #WinterArt #Winter #Art #ProcreateArtist 🎨
A drawing of an evergreen shrub in a blue pot with white snowflakes on it. A small red cardinal sits in one of the branches. The background is an icy blue with decorative white flourishes in the four corners of the design. There is a splash of a darker blue under the picture of the tree. The words "Peace on Earth" are written across it in white.
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
A rare midday #ArtAdventCalendar

Make A Die Hard Christmas Ornament!

Sound on recommended.
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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brandeewine.bsky.social
Day 5 #artadventcalendar
Prismacolor pencil drawing of a lion.
Colored pencil drawing of a lion’s face in profile.
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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susanabbeyandfinn.bsky.social
Day 5 #ArtAdventCalendar
#artistsofBlueSky #oilpainting
This one is “Moon Rising”. That is Mount Baker in the background and Langford BC in the foreground. Thank you to Doug Clement, a photographer extraordinaire, for permission to base this on his photo.
An orange and yellow moon peeks out from behind a mountain peak glowing in the night sky and mist hangs on the hills. In the foreground lights from the shipping cranes glow in the bay.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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fiddlehead.earthskyart.ca
Green man mask for day 4 #artadventcalendar
Clay mask of man's face with leaves for hair and beard
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
debmcqueen.bsky.social
ArtAdventCalendar. Day 4
"Whale & Salmon"
Bead Embroidery
5 inch round. Size 11/0 & 15/0 seed beads. Carved bone whale and metal salmon charms.
White carved bone whale swimming in blue ocean waters with 3 silver salmon. Green hills and dark blue sky in the background.
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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jacquinotmybag.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar just saw this hash tag and hope it’s ok to join in. #BirdArt in needlefelt
December 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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alyzana.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4: Flourite pendant necklace with small flourite beads.
Flourite pendant necklace. The cone shaped gem had swirls of purple and green throughout.
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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bluemoon3143.bsky.social
Holly and Snow
#ArtAdventCalendar
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
Bright red holly berries and green leaves are snuggled by a coating of snow.
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Ending day 3 of #artAdventCalendar with 472 participants. A fair bit slower than last year where we had 625 on day 1 (!!)

but still good numbers and most importantly...great posts.

Be sure to let your artist friends on here know what a cool thing this is.
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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lgvdart.bsky.social
Dec 4: Lighthouses #watercolour #watercolor #seascape #ArtAdventCalendar
The bottom left painting is in tribute to Stan Collins from Newfoundland, whose photograph of the Lobster Cove Lighthouse I used as a reference. Sadly, Stan passed away a month ago after a lifetime of engineering & photography.
Four thumbnails of lighthouse seascapes.
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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gencounsnews.bsky.social
Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar, #filmphotography

A photo of my horse on Lomography turquoise, a colour shifting film the renders blue as orange and yellow as blue. This one earned a spot in a juried show last year.
A photograph of a white horse with blueish smudged markings, bending its head back to bite at its side with its teeth, wearing a bridle. The landscape in the background is bare with a few trees and an orange sky with a couple of clouds.
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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linzeespalette.bsky.social
Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar

Another page from an old sketchbook. I finished this while taking a vacation in the Smokey Mountains at the beginning of 2025
Watercolor winter scenery with Cardinals in birch trees on a snowy day
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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mikez.bsky.social
Winter is a hobgoblin.
#ArtAdventCalendar
A humanoid person wearing a cloak, scarf, and an icy hat conjures a tiny snow cloud.
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
debmcqueen.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar. Day 3
"Summer Run"
Bead Embroidery
4" X 4" size 11/0 & 15/0 seed beads
Stern wheeler headed upriver past fields if purple flowers, towards the rock cliff at the bend.
Riverboat going past fields of purple flowers.
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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stepintoknowing.com
My favorite charcoal drawing I’ve done. I haven’t drawn w/ charcoal in several years. I barely started & life changes interrupted my progress. The original book of my drawings is sadly gone. Luckily, I had taken photos of some. 🙂 #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #ArtAdventCalendar #Owl #Art #CharcoalDrawing
A charcoal drawing of an owl.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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nancybennett.bsky.social
Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar. Follow the hashtag and put some beautiful art from around the world into your feed.
This painting won me the Emerging Artist Award in 2022. The prize was substantial enough to fund Christmas that year.
Afternoon Skate
36x40, Oil on panel

#CanadianArt
Smooth painting of skaters on a frozen pond on a grey day. A dark line of trees along the horizon and a path that leads onto the ice. On the ice are a sprinkle of people mostly in bright colours. A couple skating. A single in a bright yellow jacket, one in a pink jacket. Two teens standing talking. A child with arms spread out, pink snowpant legs wide trying to balance with a parent crouched down beside. On the side in the snow, a woman with a small black dog stand a watch. Cars parked in the distance. The grey sky has a soft glow which bounces off the ice.
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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timosborne.ca
Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar: It's always hard to find the perfect tree-topper, but I think I've done it! #wildlife
A Great Horned Owl sits on the top of a thin evergreen tree. The weight of the owl bends the top branch downwards.
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
PSSST...Wanna see a portal to a beautiful place that has nothing but art made by real humans.

Left click or press & hold this > #ArtAdventCalendar and choose "See #ArtAdventCalendar posts"

The biggest art event on Bluesky. Last year we had 1500 participants from 25 countries posting +20,000 images
December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM