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D. M. Kannapan
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Writer, artist, engineer, climate activist.
Author of Fire's Ally, a YA fantasy novel.
TEDx speaker: https://buff.ly/mM9WX4W
Posts by category: https://buff.ly/AplH0YT
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D. M. Kannapan @dmkannapan.bsky.social · 29d
About me: Writer, artist, engineer, climate activist.

Website: www.deeptikannapan.com
My TEDx talk about climate action: buff.ly/mM9WX4W
Fire's Ally, my YA fantasy novel: buy.bookfunnel.com/p5vo2ghzps

My skeets by category: buff.ly/AplH0YT

#promosky #aboutme #mylinks #booksky
Deepti Kannapan - Fiction writer, painter, and engineer
On a Research Quest: Engineer obsessed with nature. Writing fantasy to explore reality. Let's learn about sustainability together!
www.deeptikannapan.com
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Day 4 of Mammal sketching. 30 and 60 second sketches from Line of Action @lineofaction.bsky.social
These are the ones that are somewhat recognizable; some weren't! Started to get the hang of it by the end.
Notes from Day 4
More attempts at keeping loose
Checked LoA usage rights
Did this late. Tired
Loose digital sketch of a seal Loose digital schedule of an African elephant Loose digital sketch of a hanging bat Loose digital sketch of a rhino mid-stride
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Day 3 of 10 days of mammal studies. A monkey I saw in Karnataka, India, looking thoughtful. I believe it's a bonnet macaque.
#art #myart #animals
A monkey sits hunched on an uneven curb, looking thoughtful. Ink style digital sketch A monkey sits hunched on an uneven curb, looking thoughtful. Reference photo
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Behind the scenes of my book cover, part 3.
This is probably the hardest I've EVER worked on an art piece. It was a tough one!

(Part 1: bsky.app/profile/dmka...
Part 2: bsky.app/profile/dmka...)

#art #myart #firesally #fantasy #booksky #bookcovers
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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#art #myart #cats #speedpaint
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Day 1 of 10 days of mammal studies,
in the vein of my birds one from 2023.
A wallaby!
#art #myart #animals
A wallaby bends to sniff at grass. Digital ink-style sketch
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Day 2 of 10 days of mammal studies,
in the vein of my birds one from 2023. www.tumblr.com/reflective-l...

Javelinas I saw in Arizona!
I included the reference photos so you'd know their heads really are that big. (Also 'cuz they're cute.)
(1/2)
#art #myart #animals #sciart
A javelina (a relative of the peccary) ambling in dry leaves. Ink style digital sketch javelina (a relative of the peccary) ambling in dry leaves. Photo reference javelina (a relative of the peccary) ambling in dry leaves. Ink style digital sketch A javelina ambling in dry leaves, with others clustered nearby. Photo reference
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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In the space of about a year, I set myself five personal creative challenges.

Of those, three were decidedly successful, and two had mixed results. Looking back, I have an inkling of what made the successful challenges work so much better than the others ...
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#creativity
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Day 2 of 10 days of mammal studies,
in the vein of my birds one from 2023. www.tumblr.com/reflective-l...

Javelinas I saw in Arizona!
I included the reference photos so you'd know their heads really are that big. (Also 'cuz they're cute.)
(1/2)
#art #myart #animals #sciart
A javelina (a relative of the peccary) ambling in dry leaves. Ink style digital sketch javelina (a relative of the peccary) ambling in dry leaves. Photo reference javelina (a relative of the peccary) ambling in dry leaves. Ink style digital sketch A javelina ambling in dry leaves, with others clustered nearby. Photo reference
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Day 1 of 10 days of mammal studies,
in the vein of my birds one from 2023.
A wallaby!
#art #myart #animals
A wallaby bends to sniff at grass. Digital ink-style sketch
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Plein air sketching #art #myart
Rough sketch in color pencil of a shrub growing among rocks, with conifers in the background. Signed "Deep" and dated August 12, 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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#art #myart #cats #speedpaint
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I'm going to this.

Beyond the Brink: Imagining the Possible in a World Unraveling www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
Beyond the Brink: Imagining the Possible in a World Unraveling
Join us for the free, online event: Beyond the Brink on November 13. Considering the unsettling present we all find ourselves in, we’ll ask Rob Hopkins, and Jacqui Patterson to help us do what feels i...
www.resilience.org
October 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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The climate movement needs your creativity, not your guilt. (My TEDx talk!)
youtu.be/wLn76Go47MY?...

#climateactivism #nature #creativity #tedx
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Gearing up (very slowly) for my next 10-day art series, by sharing related work from the last couple of years.
Details to come!

My last art series like this was 2 years ago (!!)
reflective-leaf.tumblr.com/tagged/water...

#art #myart #caturday #animals
An illustrated closeup of an orange kitten face in profile
October 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Gearing up (very slowly) for my next 10-day art series, by sharing related work from the last couple of years.
Details to come! Last such series was 2 years ago: buff.ly/ETkh1so

Election season is coming. If you can vote, this Brewer's blackbird wants you to.

#art #myart #birds #birdart #vote
Illustration. A blackbird viewed from the front, looking a little intense. Text beside it says "vote."
October 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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dmkannapan.bsky.social
Gearing up (very slowly) for my next 10-day art series, by sharing related work from the last couple of years.
Details to come!

Oh, and election season is coming. If you can vote, this cat wants you to.

#art #myart #digitalart #animals #vote
Digital illustration. Cat sits on a laptop with a bossy expression. Text beside it says "vote"
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
dmkannapan.bsky.social
Gearing up (very slowly) for my next 10-day art series, by sharing related work from the last couple of years.
Details to come!

Oh, and election season is coming. If you can vote, this cat wants you to.

#art #myart #digitalart #animals #vote
Digital illustration. Cat looks upward while lounging on a carpet. Text beside it says "vote"
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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#art #myart #birds #speedpaint
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Reposted by D. M. Kannapan
dmkannapan.bsky.social
Gearing up (very slowly) for my next 10-day art series, by sharing related work from the last couple of years.
Details to come!

My last art series like this was 2 years ago (!!)
reflective-leaf.tumblr.com/tagged/water...

#art #myart #caturday #animals
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
dmkannapan.bsky.social
Gearing up (very slowly) for my next 10-day art series, by sharing related work from the last couple of years.
Details to come! Last such series was 2 years ago: buff.ly/ETkh1so

Election season is coming. If you can vote, this Brewer's blackbird wants you to.

#art #myart #birds #birdart #vote
Illustration. A blackbird viewed from the front, looking a little intense. Text beside it says "vote."
October 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
dmkannapan.bsky.social
Gearing up (very slowly) for my next 10-day art series, by sharing related work from the last couple of years.
Details to come!

Oh, and election season is coming. If you can vote, this cat wants you to.

#art #myart #digitalart #animals #vote
Digital illustration. Cat sits on a laptop with a bossy expression. Text beside it says "vote"
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Bonus Illustration #4: Action scene

#art #myart #fantasyart #firesally #illustration #fantasybooksky
A dark smoky scene. A girl is silhouetted against a stark fire. A tongue of fire lashes outward and a masked figure dodges out of the way. A third figure approaches through a twirling maneuver
October 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
dmkannapan.bsky.social
Gearing up (very slowly) for my next 10-day art series, by sharing related work from the last couple of years.
Details to come!

My last art series like this was 2 years ago (!!)
reflective-leaf.tumblr.com/tagged/water...

#art #myart #caturday #animals
An illustrated closeup of an orange kitten face in profile
October 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
dmkannapan.bsky.social
About me: Writer, artist, engineer, climate activist.

Website: www.deeptikannapan.com
My TEDx talk about climate action: buff.ly/mM9WX4W
Fire's Ally, my YA fantasy novel: buy.bookfunnel.com/p5vo2ghzps

My skeets by category: buff.ly/AplH0YT

#promosky #aboutme #mylinks #booksky
Deepti Kannapan - Fiction writer, painter, and engineer
On a Research Quest: Engineer obsessed with nature. Writing fantasy to explore reality. Let's learn about sustainability together!
www.deeptikannapan.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
dmkannapan.bsky.social
Gearing up (very slowly) for my next 10-day art series, by sharing related work from the last couple of years.
Details to come!

My last art series like this was 2 years ago (!!)
reflective-leaf.tumblr.com/tagged/water...

#art #myart #caturday #animals
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM