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dona 🌿
@donav.bsky.social
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I make art and sometimes play video games (I used to make them, too, in another life).

🌐 https://dona.neocities.org
🎨 https://dona.neocities.org/doc/portal → Commission Me (I'm available)
☕ https://ko-fi.com/donavajgand → Memberships, Shop
💌 [email protected]
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dona 🌿 @donav.bsky.social · Jul 9
Hey #PortfolioDay, trying to revive my BSky in the middle of the heatwave...

My name is Dona & I do #fantasy #illustration, lately been making some cool #characterSheet s and I'm open for both commercial & personal #commissions.

Get in touch:
💼 dona.neocities.org
💌 [email protected]

#ttrpg #dndart
Character sheet commission of a Fallen London character Headshots for the Starry-Eyed Poetess Watchful eye above the lily lake Portrait of green tiefling named Joy
donav.bsky.social
Day 7 of #ArtAdventCalendar: the city center of Novi Sad, Serbia. The last time that we got proper snow... I miss it. ☃

2019, digital photo

#photography
A street in the evening, completely covered in a thick layer of snow. Fairy light "curtains" hang from above, like a canopy above the street. People can be seen walking around the thin path where the snow has been cleared.
December 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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donav.bsky.social
Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Gilding the Halls", a postcard design made for the Guild Wars 2 Wintersday fan zine. GW2 holidays are the best! 🎄

2017, digital

#art #GuildWars2 #GW2 #griffon
A vintage style postcard starring a plush griffon from Guild Wars 2, flying with a long golden ribbon in its beak. The ribbon wraps around the picture. A pink Christmas tree is in the background, rays of light shining from the top of it.
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
donav.bsky.social
Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Gilding the Halls", a postcard design made for the Guild Wars 2 Wintersday fan zine. GW2 holidays are the best! 🎄

2017, digital

#art #GuildWars2 #GW2 #griffon
A vintage style postcard starring a plush griffon from Guild Wars 2, flying with a long golden ribbon in its beak. The ribbon wraps around the picture. A pink Christmas tree is in the background, rays of light shining from the top of it.
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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donav.bsky.social
Day 5 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Valentine Bird". Stay fluffy and cozy! 💗

2019, digital

#art #birds
A sleepy cockatiel painted in soft pink and blue pastels.
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
donav.bsky.social
Day 5 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Valentine Bird". Stay fluffy and cozy! 💗

2019, digital

#art #birds
A sleepy cockatiel painted in soft pink and blue pastels.
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Reposted by dona 🌿
donav.bsky.social
Day 4 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Ivory", a Lies of P fanart. Something soft for the cold winter days. ❄

2023, digital

#art #illustration #LiesOfP
Side profile of the main character P with his eyes closed, painted in soft pink colours.
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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ginacities.com
I took the game dev advice of "make small games" very seriously with this one. A Little Christmas Market is free to play in browser on @itch.io ginacities.itch.io/a-little-chr... #godot #gamedev #indiedev #cozygaming
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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aimeecozza.com
WE DID IT! Thank you SO much for backing The Lucky Machine and bringing my girl into the real world. I can't wait to get these books out to you.

If you missed out, you can claim all of the same rewards as backers by pre-ordering now! TheLuckyMachine.com
Screenshot of The Lucky Machine BackerKit campaign with 143 backers, $2520 raised.
December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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chaosmole.bsky.social
TOMORROW (Thursday) AT 4PM CET/10AM ET! We watch the #TotalWar25th Anniversary together LIVE! Proudly #Sponsored by @sega-west.bsky.social!

Don't Miss all the Announcements, WAAAAGHHH!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VMH...
HUGE Warhammer 40K and Total War NERD reacts to the 25th Anniversary Showcase | Sponsored by SEGA
YouTube video by Mole Undermanagement
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December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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paeonygalaxy.bsky.social
It is no longer giving Tuesday, but I still got this goal (with at least $83 of it due by next week for one of the behind bills ;w;) Boosts appreciated and anything honestly helps. #MutualAidRequest #KofiGoal #CommissionsOpen
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December 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Since I was chatting about hiking today, my very first inspiration for my first "real" paintings came from being in the backcountry of the Alberta & BC Rockies.

Glacier Lake
24×30 61×76cm
Oil on Canvas
1996

#ArtAdventCalendar
Abstract landscape: high view of tumbling ice in the foreground a frozen lake and snow covered mountain
December 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
donav.bsky.social
The second Space Dragons book has only 6h left in the campaign and it's £251 away from unlocking the final stretch goal - the audobook! Go support V!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/veo...

#BookSky #dragons #SciFi
Space Dragons: Cosy Space Fantasy Novellas
Exploring the galaxy in dragon-pulled rigs with campfires, crochet, and companionship.
www.kickstarter.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
donav.bsky.social
Day 4 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "Ivory", a Lies of P fanart. Something soft for the cold winter days. ❄

2023, digital

#art #illustration #LiesOfP
Side profile of the main character P with his eyes closed, painted in soft pink colours.
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
donav.bsky.social
Dieselpunk inspired portrait of Theröz, for Leo!

You may notice he bears a familiar face... ;)

2025, digital

#art #digitalArt #TheronShan #StarWars #SWTOR #ArtAdventCalendar
A classic style portrait of Theron Shan in dieselpunk AU setting. He is a man in his 30s, smiling at the camera. He has short, styled hair and a stubble, and he's wearing a dark jacket with shirt and tie underneath. There's brass goggles around his neck.
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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sankrautillu.bsky.social
@drawtober
I really went for a darker fairy, not a cute and pretty one. It is like the soul of the darker forest, the voices whispering from behind the small mushrooms and calling for a whimsical dream. It is the kind of fairy that does a dark magic if you disturb the peace of the forest.
Mushroom fairy book cover design
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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ashenwave.bsky.social
Here, have some cute critters to brighten your day✨

They’re from an art challenge I made long ago and they’re are some of my favorite animals :D
Stylized illustration of a pair of clownfish, on smaller than the other. The big one is trapped inside a globe-shaped glass bottle that’s resting on an anemone of vibrant colors. The small one is looking inside the bottle, not knowing what to do. Stylized illustration of a cute dumbo octopus. It’s at the bottom of the sea, staring curiously with wide eyes at a glass bottle that’s resting on the sand contains a miniature ship inside. Illustration of a sea sheep (known also as leaf slug or salty ocean caterpillar). It’s one of the many species of oceanic sea slug and they’re known for their adorable sheep-like appearance due to their white bodies and black-tipped appendages resembling a sheep’s face and ears. They are surrounded by leafy-like structures that make them look like a succulent plant.
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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juliedillon.bsky.social
Using a rejected client thumbnail to practice more with watercolor 😅 (with some pastel and gouche for touchups).
A watercolor portrait of woman facing to the right, her face shadowed and tinted pink-purple, against a black background with white branches in the foreground.
December 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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failbettergames.com
Sometimes those details are prompted by the constraints of the illustration – the way colours might work together, or the space we need to fill. But they always try to say something about the character.
Hob Halfling, a neighbour of yours. An owl-faced, round creature, with a feathered cape, ratty feet and hands, and a long, winding white tail. He's drinking a cup of tea.
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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emilyhare.co.uk
'Glaurmir The Ancient' is my favourite painting I've made this year. It's a pretty special piece so if you wanted a really dreamy and calm dragon painting for your wall, then you could splash out. I can offer layaway payments over 3 months for this!
buff.ly/WHECtel
#dragon #originalart #dragonart
A peaceful scene of a swamp, with greens, blues and purples, a tree in the foreground and the head of a huge dragon visible resting in the water. A white heron takes off next to the dragon and it's eye is open.
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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mugi-tokousa.bsky.social
みかんって とまらないよね🍊🐰🧡

#とこうさ絵本 #みかんの日
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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chaosmole.bsky.social
LIVE!

With Mole in the Morning and gaming News! A Long list I can tell you that.

Afterwards we continue our " I don't want to be here!" Playthrough of the Outer Worlds 2!

It's not a choice, it's Aunties Choice!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqHB...
Planet Number 2 Main Story Push! Neutral/Villain approach?! | The Outer Worlds 2 Playthrough EP10
YouTube video by MoleRP
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December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
donav.bsky.social
The November 2025 art journal is up for supporters!

Getting back into doing art after being sick for a long time, photos, and two lovely classic portraits.

New supporters are always welcome 💚 You help me put the food on the table - you can get some custom art in return.

ko-fi.com/Post/Monthly...
November 2025 blog header, featuring close-ups of two men done in a classic Rembrandt style.
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
donav.bsky.social
The November 2023 art journal is now public!

Short and sweet, a journal of teasers of what was to come. Some months are just like that! Can you recognise the artwork it had turned into?

And Mycroft, as a bonus.

ko-fi.com/Post/Monthly...
November 2023 blog header, featuring a sketch of Mycroft Holmes smoking a cigarette.
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Are You Ready???

#ArtAdventCalendar
#ArtAdventCalendar Guidelines Art can be almost anything. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography, digital. If you think it's art and it beautifies the timeline then post it. No NFTs or Al art please PLEASE USE ALT TEXT It does not matter if you "posted it last year". You don't need to be a "professional" artist. If you make art at any experience level and want to show it off and make others happy, this is the event Art must be original and it must be yours or from a family member with permission. Please don’t post works from other artists, old masters etc Art does NOT have to be seasonal. It can be pretty much any subject, but please keep it family friendly-ish Please don't cross post with just links to other platforms. Most links to other social media sites don't show with images at all and if they do they are usually thumbnails Please do not post prices or use BUY NOW kinds of posts. We are bombarded with hard sell at this time of year and that's not what this is about. This is not meant to be a sales pitch. You can post links to your website if you like Please share posts and follow participating artists. This is both an exercise to build a following of art lovers and to build a supportive community of fellow artists. If you like someone else's work, let them know! As "organizer" I do my best to share all art during the month but if I miss a post, please don't take it as an insult or commentary on your work. There are a lot of posts and I will miss a few. Note that I won't share posts that contain prices or buy now content Post daily or as much as you can with the hashtag #ArtAdvent Calendar There is no specified time to post. It's a worldwide event so time you post isn't that important Don't worry if you miss a day or two. Post even if you only have 1 thing to show off that makes the timeline brighter While the event dates are the 1st to the 24th, feel free to continue to post until the end of the month if you like
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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donav.bsky.social
Dieselpunk inspired portrait commission of Lord Braxton, for Leo!

It was great to do a classic-looking portrait again 💗

#art #DigitalArt #portrait #dieselpunk
A classic style digital portrait of a young man painted in warm, earthy tones. He has long brown hair and is wearing a dark suit with blue silk scarf and pocket square. He is looking at the viewer over large, round silver glasses and smiling.
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM